We concluded that central VBG parameters of pH and Pco2 are potentially good surrogates for determining arterial pH and Pco2 in a stable patient without severe acid-base disturbances. Furthermore, central VBG can be used as a useful screening tool for arterial hypercapnia. These are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. For most parameters, there is good correlation. However, there are a few important scenarios that may be exceptions. A workaround to this limitation is to estimate arterial oxygenation using SpO2.
Ma OJ et al. Conditions that may affect the reliability of VBG. However, the limits of agreement One such scenario where a true PCO2 can be useful is evaluating for acute hypercapneic respiratory failure; however, a VBG still has some utility. In sum, venous blood gases may be increasingly inconsistent with arterial blood gases in patients with increasing degrees of shock. There is insufficient evidence to confirm reliability of VBGs in these cases.
The evidence is mixed, and even non-existent in some clinical scenarios. In the future, noninvasive methods of evaluation, such as transcutaneous PCO2 monitoring and ETCO2, could allow for accurate for non-invasive and monitoring of the metabolic milieu. Thank you for the opportunity to share some thoughts on this topic. I am hopeful that we are starting to reach consensus on their respective advantages, disadvantages, and indications. When deciding on which test to obtain, here are a few questions to ask yourself:.
Diagnostic tests should be performed to answer a specific clinical question. Defining this question will help ensure you order the correct test, or perhaps appropriately order no test at all. This is certainly an issue for us in the ICU. Patients with arterial lines will have standing Q6hr ABG orders for 2 days before anyone asks if those blood draws are actually changing our management.
Outside of this situation, try to make sure you are asking a specific question and that answering that question is likely to change what you do. This can be an extremely helpful in the rapid workup of altered mental status and many other common presenting conditions. A-M Kelly et al. Venous pH can safely replace arterial pH in the initial evaluation of patients in the emergency department.
Emerg Med J ; Validation of venous pCO2 to screen for arterial hypercarbia in patients with chronic obstructive airways disease. J Emerg Med. Razi et al. Tanaffos ; 11 4 Brandenburg M, Dire D. Ann Emerg Med April ; Venous vs arterial blood gases in the assessment of patients presenting with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Am Journal Emerg Med. Correlation of central venous and arterial blood gas measurements in mechanically ventilated trauma patients. Arch Surg. Agreement between arterial and venous values for pH, bicarbonate, base excess, and lactate. Emerg Med J. Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study. Arterial or mixed venous lactate measurement in critically ill children. Is there a difference?
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