Role of Venous Blood Gase (VBG) Analysis in Patient Triage in the Adult Emergency Department
Journal Title: The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health (JMLPH) - Year 2023, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: In emergency and critical care settings, can a venous blood gas analysis improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes? Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted between January and June 2022 at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. Results: A total of 100 patients were included, using a convenience sample technique. Their mean age was 54 years, and theirmain chief complaints were shortness of breath (30%), abdominal pain (15%), and altered level of consciousness (14%). The venous blood gas (VBG) result was abnormal in 86 patients, and predicted the need for early intervention in 69 patients (69.7%). A significant association was found between patients requiring early intervention and those with an abnormal VBG (p=0.0005). Furthermore, the VBG results changed the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) level in 32 patients (33.68%). A logistic regression analysis revealed that pre-testing factors such as age, gender, comorbidities, and chief complaints were not predictors of VBG results, the need for early intervention, or altered CTAS level. Conclusion: Our study concludes that VBG analysis can play an important role in patient triage in the emergency department (ED), allowing for earlier intervention and potentially improving outcomes.
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Ahmed Alwosibei, Hanan Alqurashi, Mohammed Alghazwi
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- EP ID EP732304
- DOI https://doi.org/10.52609/jmlph.v3i3.83
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