Correlation of Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) and Venous Blood Gas (VBG) in the Undifferentiated Critically Ill Patient

Christiana Care Health Services

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patients Needing Blood Gases

Treatments: Other: Venous Blood Gas

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01287884

600824

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to identify a correlation between the pH and pCO2 in arterial and venous blood. The secondary objectives include a correlation of pulse oximetry and arterial pO2 along with subgroup analyses of specific patient populations such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, pneumonia, overdose, and trauma.

Enrollment: 156 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or older Signed consent Patient in the ED or ICU Have a disease state that necessitates obtaining an ABG Have a disease state that necessitates pulse oximetry monitoring

Exclusion criteria

• Any contraindication to arterial or venous blood draw Prior enrollment in the study during the current hospitalization Pregnancy Prisoners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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156 participants in 1 patient group

Venous Blood Gas

No Intervention group

Description:

All subjects have an ABG and VBG drawn. No intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Venous Blood Gas