Blood sampling from paediatric arterial cannulae

Minimum volume of discard for valid blood sampling from indwelling arterial cannulae.

The volume of discard for valid blood sampling from indwelling femoral (leader cath) and radial (Venflon) arterial cannulae (with internal volume of cannula plus connecting tubing of approximately 2 ml) was investigated by analysing sequential 2-ml aliquots of 10-ml samples. The aliquots were analysed for pH, carbon dioxide tension, oxygen tension, standard bicarbonate, haemoglobin concentratio...

Sampling arterial blood with a fine needle.

Lactate measurement: arterial versus venous blood sampling

Lactate is the end product of the metabolic process of glucose utilization, known as anaerobic glycolysis, which occurs in the cytoplasm of all cells. In well-oxygenated tissues this lactate is metabolized further, but if tissues are inadequately oxygenated, lactate accumulates locally and blood concentration increases. As a blood marker of tissue hypoxia, lactate measurement has long-establish...

Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gas

تجزیه و تحلیل گازهای خون اطلاعات مهمی را در مورد اکسیژناسیون شریانی و تعادل اسید - باز در دست ما قرار می دهد. در ک این داده ها بخشی اساسی از مراقبت پرستاری در اکثر بیماران است. هنوز برای بسیاری از پرستاران، تفسیر نتایج گازهای خون شریانی همانند یک جدول پیچیده بوده و در مواقعی که بررسی تمام نتایج در اسرع وقت مورد نیاز باشد، این مشکل بیشتر نمایان می شود.

Secondary septicaemia from intravenous cannulae.

Within a period of only seven months three patients in one hospital under treatment with antibiotics by intravenous infusion developed secondary bloodstream infection originating from the site of insertion of the cannula. Two of these infections were fatal. Precautions suggested include strict asepsis, the skin being sterilized with iodine in spirit solution; antibiotic spray; and changing the ...