Examinando por Materia "Blood Gas Analysis"

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    Criteria for rejecting samples for arterial gas analysis of patients in the Intensive Care Unit of a national hospital in 2023
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2024-08-03) Hidalgo Villalta, Miriam; Najarro Soto, Richie Allison
    This study assessed the main criteria for rejecting arterial blood gas samples in ICU patients at a national hospital in 2023. Results: 2.5% of 367 samples were rejected, mainly due to issues like bubbles, coagulation, insufficient volume, and inappropriate syringes.
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    Level of knowledge of medical technologists about the preanalytical process of arterial blood gas in hospitals of Metropolitan Lima - 2022
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-08-13) Lopez Rivera, Silvana; Saldaña Orejón, Italo Moisés
    Study Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of medical technologists regarding the pre-analytical process of arterial blood gas analysis. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental study was conducted, involving 74 medical technologists from a non-probabilistic sample out of 3,894 registered professionals at the Medical Technologist College of Peru. A questionnaire with 40 multiple-choice questions was used. The results showed that 36.5% of participants were between 31 and 40 years old, 43.2% had been working for less than 5 years, and 50% worked at Minsa. Furthermore, 67.6% had basic general knowledge, 50% had basic theoretical knowledge, and 62.2% had basic practical knowledge. Conclusion: More than half of the medical technologists had basic knowledge regarding the pre-analytical process of arterial blood gas analysis.