pCO2 (temp corrected)
1.0 ml blood in an adult blood gas syringe of 0.5 ml in a paediatric blood gas syringe
Remove at least 3 ml of blood to waste prior to collecting the blood sample from a line. Must be analysed within 15 minutes of collection.
0.5 ml blood in a paediatric blood gas syringe
Biochemistry and POCT
Mon - Sun, 24hrs
30 minutes
Blood gas analyser
kPa
Arterial 4.6 - 6.0 kPa Venous 5.0 - 6.4 kPa
Cord Blood Arterial 5.6 - 9.8 kPa Cord blood Venous 3.8 - 7.1 kPa
+/- 5%
0.3 ml collected into a paediatric blood gas syringe
PCO2T
$PCO2T