The calculation of reference intervals for oxygen availability parameters from measurements on peripheral venous blood

Abstract

An approach to the calculation of reference intervals for oxygen availability parameters using measurements on peripheral blood is described. The technique involves generating the haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve from a single point using the technique of Siggaard-Andersen et al. and making the appropriate calculation from the curve.

Key Words:

• Blood gas analysers
• oxygen saturation
• oxygen dissociation curve
• reference values