Use of Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, Rather Than Oxygen Tension, as a Marker of Oxygenation in Cyanotic Patients.

Ahmed, Humera; Tang, Xiaoqi; Polizzotti, Brian; Gauvreau, Kimberlee; Kellogg, Mark; DiNardo, James; Kheir, John · JAMA Pediatr · 2017

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Abstract

This study analyzes clinically indicated arterial blood gas values from patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease to determine whether oxyhemoglobin saturation or arterial oxygen tension provides a better measure of oxygenation.

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