Arterial and venous blood gas tensions in clinically healthy cats

Middleton, D.J.; Ilkiw, J.E.; Watson, A.D.

American Journal of Veterinary Research 42(9): 1609-1611

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645
PMID: 6798906
Document Number: 174444
Reference values for arterial and jugular venous blood gas tensions and acid-base equilibrium were determined in clinically healthy cats fitted with aortic catheters. Comparison of arterial and jugular venous blood within individual cats indicated that venous specimens were of limited use in the prediction of arterial blood gas tensions.

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