TY - JOUR
AU - Kavanaugh,  J.
AB - 134 8 8 6 6 B. A. Shapiro M. D. R. D. Cane R. A. Harrison C. Wine J. Kavanaugh Division of Respiratory/Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology Northwestern University Medical School 60611 Chicago IL USA Central Blood Gas Laboratory Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Respiratory Therapy-6th Floor 250 East Superior Street 60611 Chicago IL USA Abstract Spectrophotometric analysis of arterial blood samples from 695 hospitalized patients revealed a mean methemoglobin value of 0.44% (±0.3%) of total hemoglobin. Since values of methemoglobin greater than one percent exceed two standard deviations from the mean, it is concluded that methemoglobinemia in the hospitalized patient should be defined as a methemoglobin concentration of greater than one percent of total hemoglobin. This study demonstrates that no statistically significant differences exist in the incidence of methemoglobinemia among various populations within the hospital.
TI - Methemoglobin levels in the patient population of an acute general hospital
JF - Intensive Care Medicine
DO - 10.1007/BF01716742
DA - 1982-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/methemoglobin-levels-in-the-patient-population-of-an-acute-general-Tyr9ofptcs
SP - 295
EP - 297
VL - 8
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
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