Ahmad R Abuzinadah, Asma Khaled Almalki, Rinad Zuwaimel Almuteeri, Rahaf Hassan Althalabi, Hanin Abdullah Sahli, Fatima Abdulrahman Hayash, Rahaf Hamed Alrayiqi, Seraj Makkawi, Alaa Maglan, Loujen O Alamoudi, Noof M Alamri, Maha H Alsaati, Aysha A Alshareef, Sultan Saeed Aljereish, Ahmed K Bamaga, Faris Alhejaili, Ahmad Abdulaziz Abulaban, Mohammed H Alanazy
Background: The arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with acute neuromuscular respiratory failure (NMRF) and non-NMRF have not been defined or compared in the literature. Methods: We retrospectively collected the initial ABG parameters (pH, PaCO2, PaO2, and HCO3) of patients admitted to ICUs with acute respiratory failure. We compared ABG parameter ranges and the prevalence of abnormalities in NMRF versus non-NMRF and its categories, including primary pulmonary disease (PPD) (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and bronchiectasis), pneumonia, and pulmonary edema...
August 22, 2022: Journal of Clinical Medicine