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Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Capillary blood gases as an alternative to arterial puncture in diabetic ketoacidosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17901276     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether capillary blood rather than arterial blood can be used to assess acid base status in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. A total of 25 papers were found using the reported searches, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this best paper are presented in table 1. It is concluded that while the correlations in the small study found were good, there is insufficient evidence to recommend adoption of this practice in the emergency setting.
Authors:
Simon F J Clarke
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Emergency medicine journal : EMJ     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1472-0213     ISO Abbreviation:  Emerg Med J     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-28     Completed Date:  2007-11-30     Revised Date:  2010-12-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100963089     Medline TA:  Emerg Med J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  722-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arteries
Blood Gas Analysis / methods
Blood Specimen Collection / methods*
Capillaries
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / blood*
Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
Humans

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