I presume you mean PO2- not sat, as that is what changes with temperature, the O2 sat is unaffected. So the answer is follow the O2 sat as that is what we always follow in all resuscitations. When cold, oxygen dissolves better in solution and the PO2 decreases (same for co2). For reasons that are too long to explain in an email we do not correct the ABG values for temp.
Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2013, at 9:04 AM, "Patty" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We had a patient present with DKA and sepsis. On admission her temp was 32. > The MD ordered a mixed venous gas. Do you correct for temperature or not? The > uncorrected sat was 65 vs the corrected was 27. Is it better to follow o2Hgb > or the O2 sat? The O2Hgb remained unchanged > > Thank you > Patty Jasper > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
