title: [Are blood gas tests valid in smokers?].
abstract: The authors analyze the influence of smoking on the validity of measurements of arterial saturation using percutaneous oxygen-hemoglobin blood gas tests. The authors conclude that these methods can yield elevated oxygen saturation values in smokers.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Pruebas funcionales respiratorias, HGU de Alicante.
authors.forename: Vanesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sevila Bellido
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lassaletta Goñi
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández Blasco
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez González
authors.forename: Santos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asensio Sánchez
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Giménez Tébar
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero Candiera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult