Correlation of Arterial Blood Gas and Serum Electrolyte Levels in Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Background and Objectives Neonates admitted to the intensive care units are susceptible to developing electrolyte imbalances which can result in an increased mortality rate. Measuring electrolyte levels part...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
2025-01-01
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| Series: | RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences |
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https://journalgrid.com/view/article/rjms/12434453 |
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| Summary: | Background and Objectives Neonates admitted to the
intensive care units are susceptible to developing electrolyte imbalances
which can result in an increased mortality rate. Measuring electrolyte
levels particularly sodium Na and potassium K is often necessary in
seriously ill patients. The present study aimed to compare the concentration
of sodium and potassium between the arterial blood sample and serum from the
venous blood sample.Methods We retrospectively studied 100 hospitalized
neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU whose samples were taken
for ABG and serum electrolytes simultaneously and both samples were
processed on GEM PREMIER 3000 and Roche AVL 9180 Electrolyte Analyzer
respectively. Statistical measures employed to compare the data included the
Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plots.Results The mean
concentration of sodium Na was 135.05 mmolL SD 6.69 mmolL using the ABG and
135.36 mmolL SD 6.54 mmolL using the serum sample. The mean level of the K
was 3.91 mmolL SD 0.86 mmolL using the ABG and 4.12 mmolL SD 0.91 mmolL
using the serum sample. The associated correlation coefficients were 0.89
and 0.88 respectively.Conclusion We conclude that the results for Na and K
are like those of the ABG sample and serum from the venous blood sample. So
one can decrease the amount of blood sample volume and the number of needle
punctures required for electrolytes assessment in neonates admitted to the
NICU. |
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| ISSN: | 2231-1947 2581-7248 |