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Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Publication Date: August 31, 2022

Last Updated: October 24, 2022

Summary of Recommendations

In the absence of an indwelling arterial catheter, capillary and venous blood gas measurements may be useful alternatives to arterial blood samples for infants and children who require close monitoring of pH and PCO2 but not PO2 measurements. (B)

Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Summary of Recommendations

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