
IBCC Episode 128 - ABG, VBG and Pulse Oximetry
The Internet Book of Critical Care Podcast
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The Benefits of Pulse Oxygenation Monitoring
In general, I think pulse oximetry is usually our default for monitoring oxidation. We're in general more comfortable with oxygen saturation than PAO2 values. If you're using ABG values, you can't get a thousand measurements an hour. It's harder to trend those out because like obviously the oxygen level is going up and down all the time.
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