Prediction of arterial blood gas values from arterialized earlobe blood gas values in patients treated with mechanical ventilation

被引:16
作者
Honarmand, Azim [1 ]
Safavi, Mohammadreza [1 ]
机构
[1] Isfahan Univ Med Sci, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Care, Esfahan, Iran
关键词
Arterialized earlobe blood gas; critically illness; mechanical ventilation;
D O I
10.4103/0972-5229.43677
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Background/Objective: Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is useful in evaluation of the clinical condition of critically ill patients; however, arterial puncture or insertion of an arterial catheter may sometimes be dif _ cult and cause many complications. Arterialized ear lobe blood samples have been described as adequate to gauge gas exchange in acute and chronically ill pediatric patients. Purpose: This study evaluates whether pH, partial pressure of oxygen (PO2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), base excess (BE), and bicarbonate (HCO3) values of arterialized earlobe blood samples could accurately predict their arterial blood gas analogs for adult patients treated by mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit (ICU). Setting: A prospective descriptive study Methods: Sixty-seven patients who were admitted to ICU and treated with mechanical ventilation were included in this study. Blood samples were drawn simultaneously from the radial artery and arterialized earlobe of each patient. Results: Regression equations and mean percentage-difference equations were derived to predict arterial pH, PCO2, PO2, BE, and HCO3-values from their earlobe analogs. pH, PCO2, BE, and HCO3 all significantly correlated in ABG and earlobe values. In spite of a highly significant correlation, the limits of agreement between the two methods were wide for PO2. Regression equations for prediction of pH, PCO2, BE, and HCO3-values were: arterial pH (pHa) = 1.81+ 0.76 x earlobe pH (pHe) [r = 0.791, P < 0.001]; PaCO2 = 1.224+ 1.058 x earlobe PCO2 (PeCO(2)) [r = 0.956, P < 0.001]; arterial BE (BEa) = 1.14+0.95 x earlobe BE (BEe) [r= 0.894, P < 0.001], and arterial HCO3-(HCO3-a) = 1.41+ earlobe HCO 3 (HCO3-e) [r = 0.874, P < 0.001]. The predicted ABG values from the mean percentage-difference equations were derived as follows: pHa = pHe x 1.001; PaCO2 = PeCO(2) x 0.33; BEa = BEe x 0.57; and HCO3-a = HCO3-e x 1.06. Conclusions: Arterialized earlobe blood gas can accurately predict the ABG values of pH, PCO2, BE, and HCO 3-for patients who do not require regular continuous blood pressure measurements and close monitoring of arterial PO2 measurements.
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