[Are blood gas tests valid in smokers?].
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.
Sevila Bellido
Vanesa
V
Servicio de Neumología, Pruebas funcionales respiratorias, HGU de Alicante.
Lassaletta Goñi
Inmaculada
I
Hernández Blasco
Luis
L
Alvarez González
Mercedes
M
Asensio Sánchez
Santos
S
Giménez Tébar
José Luis
JL
Romero Candiera
Santiago
S
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