title: Using ABGs to optimize mechanical ventilation: three case studies illustrate how arterial blood gas analyses can guide appropriate ventilator strategy.
abstract: This article focuses on translating arterial blood gas information into clinical benefits, with 3 case scenarios that focus on using arterial blood gases to manage mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: ICU at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Jin Xiong
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Lian
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000592:standards*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology