Using ABGs to optimize mechanical ventilation: three case studies illustrate how arterial blood gas analyses can guide appropriate ventilator strategy

Jin Xiong Lian

doi:10.1097/DCC.0b013e31829d3c10

Using ABGs to optimize mechanical ventilation: three case studies illustrate how arterial blood gas analyses can guide appropriate ventilator strategy

Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2013 Jul-Aug;32(4):204-9. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e31829d3c10.

Author

Jin Xiong Lian¹

Affiliation

¹ ICU at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 23759918
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e31829d3c10

Abstract

This article focuses on translating arterial blood gas information into clinical benefits, with 3 case scenarios that focus on using arterial blood gases to manage mechanical ventilation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Blood Gas Analysis*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Respiration, Artificial / standards*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / nursing*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology