title: Ward-based blood gas analysis.
abstract: Blood gas analysis is a time-consuming procedure, taking up to 30 minutes from obtaining a blood sample from the patient to receiving the results. The process can involve as many as three health care professionals: the doctor, nurse and a member of the pathology department. The result is that it is difficult to provide continual monitoring of blood gas levels on patients with acute respiratory problems.
authors.affiliation: North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004739:England; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital