title: Arterial blood gas monitoring.
abstract: Arterial blood gas determinations (ABGs) play an important role in diagnosing derangements in acid-base balance, oxygenation, and ventilation. Frequent assessment is necessary in the management of critically ill patients. This article reviews the technologic evolution of modern blood gas analysis and the clinical application of monitoring hydrogen ion content (pH), blood oxygen tension (PO2), and carbon dioxide tension (PCO2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Vender
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests