Relationship between Arterial and Venous Blood Gases in Patients Presenting with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Muhammad Nusrullah*1, Muhammad Younus2 and Yasir Nasir3
1PG Trainee, Dept of Pulmonology, Institute of Chest Medicine, KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore; 2Assistant Professor, Dept of Pulmonology, Institute of Chest Medicine, KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore; 3Senior Registrar, Dept of Pulmonology, Institute of Chest Medicine, KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Figure 1
Correlation between the VBG & ABG pH
r=0.913, p-value≤0.0001(Significant)
Figure 2
Correlation between the VBG & ABG PaCO2
r=0.999, p-value<0.0001 (Significant)
Figure 3
Correlation between the VBG & ABG HCO3
r=0.994, p-value<0.0001 (Significant)