Fig 1.
Standard arterial blood gas results from a commercially available analyser.
All current analysers, with more or less the same parameters, provide an output in the form of an on-screen or printed analysis which contains raw data, possibly with some standard reference values and indications as to whether the measured values fall inside or outside those reference values.
Fig 2.
Data can be fed into the ABG-a manually for example, into small devices or used in countries where the digital hospital data has not yet been fully developed. It can also be embedded directly into medical devices, such as an arterial blood gas machine (including portable blood gas analysers), extracorporeal support machines, a monitor, database or any other biochemistry/haematology programs available through an interface for the communication and integration of the results with HIS and other devices.
Fig 3.
The communication and integration of the results with the hospital information system and other devices, can also be through the cloud and interface.
Table 1.
Classification of acid-base disturbances.
Table 2.
Questionnaire CI = when software agrees with one clinician (A or B) but disagree with other (A or B).
Table 3.
Type patients and source admission.
Table 4.
Admitting diagnosis group.
Table 5.
Chronic diseases and comorbidities.
Table 6.
Organ support/circumstances at the time the ABG was taken.
Table 7.
Corrected arterial blood gas (or staple ticket).
Table 8.
Most recent biochemistry values (or staple results).
Table 9.
Fiability of the ABG-a for the analysis and interpretation of acid-base.
Table 10.
Diagnostic accuracy of automatic real-time analysis and interpretation of arterial blood sample.
Table 11.
Likelihood ratios of the ABG-a analysis and interpretation of acid-base.
Table 12.
Clinical performance of the ABG-a on the analysis and interpretation of acid-base.