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Table 1 Arterial and inferior vena cava blood gas values in critically ill neonates

From: Venous oxygen measurements in the inferior vena cava in neonates with respiratory failure

 

Arterial

Venous

pH

  7.36 ± 0.01

  7.36 ± 0.01

PCO2 (kPa)

  5.7 ± 0.2

  5.6 ± 0.2

PO2 (kPa)

  8.9 ± 0.3

  5.7 ± 0.2

Saturation (%)

97.2 ± 0.4

88.4 ± 0.8

Oxygen content (ml/dl)

19.7 ± 0.4

17.6 ± 0.4

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. PCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PO2, partial pressure of oxygen.
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