Temperature Corrections for PO2 PCO2 and pH in Goat Blood,
Abstract
Values for P(oxygen), P(carbon dioxide), and pH of blood in a closed system change with alterations in temperature. We carried out this investigation because equations were not available for making appropriate temperature corrections for goat blood. Fifty-eight samples of venous blood from ten goats were equilibrated at 40 C with gases giving a wide range of values of P(oxygen), and P(carbon dioxide). Each sample was simultaneously analyzed for these variables and for pH in two identical blood-gas analyzers, one with electrodes maintained at 37 C, the other at 40 C. Values measured at 37 C were corrected to 40 C using equations developed to correct P(oxygen), P(carbon dioxide), and pH in human blood for changes in temperature. Values corrected to 40 C from 37 C were not significantly different from those measured directly at 40 C. Therefore, equations for correcting P(oxygen), P(carbon dioxide), and pH for temperature in human blood can be applied with confidence to goat blood within the range of temperatures studied.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 04, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA124979
Entities
People
- Genevieve Farese
- Richard A. Steinbrook
- Ronald A. Gabel
- Vincent Forte
- Vladimir Fencl
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine