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Original Article
Volume 4, Number 3, September 2015, pages 187-192
Arterial and Venous Estimation of Hemoglobin: A Correlational Study
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| Diseases in patients, whose ABG and venous hemoglobin were evaluated | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 5 | 4.6 |
| Abdominal | 3 | 2.8 |
| Cardiovascular | 21 | 21.3 |
| CNS | 8 | 7.4 |
| GI | 8 | 7.4 |
| Hematology | 2 | 1.9 |
| Oncology | 7 | 6.5 |
| Renal | 3 | 2.8 |
| Respiratory | 29 | 29.6 |
| Right above knee amputation | 1 | 0.9 |
| Sepsis | 7 | 6.5 |
| Trauma | 9 | 8.3 |
| Total | 103 |
| Comorbidities | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| DM | 3 | 2.9 |
| HTN | 5 | 4.9 |
| DM + HTN | 39 | 37.9 |
| DM + HTN + CAD | 2 | 1.9 |
| DM + HTN + CHF | 1 | 1.0 |
| DM + HTN + BA | 4 | 3.9 |
| HTN + ESRD + COPD | 1 | 1.0 |
| BA | 3 | 2.9 |
| HTN + BA | 1 | 1.0 |
| DM + HTN + ESRD | 1 | 1.0 |
| DM + HTN + CHF+BA | 2 | 1.9 |
| DM + HTN + COPD | 1 | 1.0 |
| DM + HTN + BA + COPD | 1 | 1.0 |
| DM + HTN + ESRD | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nothing | 38 | 36.9 |
| Total | 103 |
| Venous hemoglobin | ABG hemoglobin | |
|---|---|---|
| **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). | ||
| Venous hemoglobin | ||
| Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.774** |
| Sig. (two-tailed) | 0.000 | |
| N | 103 | 102 |
| ABG hemoglobin | ||
| Pearson correlation | 0.774** | 1 |
| Sig. (two-tailed) | 0.000 | |
| N | 103 | 103 |