Overcoming the problem of pseudohypoxemia in myeloproliferative disorders: Another trick in the bag

Pseudohypoxaemia or spurious hypoxaemia is a recurrent problem faced on arterial blood gas analysis in patients with hyperleucocytosis leading to management dilemmas and unnecessary respiratory interventions. Various methods have been suggested to reduce the magnitude of this problem. We report a ca...

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Published in:Indian journal of critical care medicine 2012-10, Vol.16 (4), p.210-212
Main Authors: Prasad, K N, Manjunath, Prabhu, Priya, L, Sasikumar, Sanjay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Blood gases
Blood platelets
Case Report
Cooling
Hypodermic needles
Hypodermic syringes
Oxygen therapy
Syringes
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Summary:Pseudohypoxaemia or spurious hypoxaemia is a recurrent problem faced on arterial blood gas analysis in patients with hyperleucocytosis leading to management dilemmas and unnecessary respiratory interventions. Various methods have been suggested to reduce the magnitude of this problem. We report a case of pseudohypoxaemia due to blast crisis in a patient of chronic myeloid leukaemia where arterial blood gas analysed from precooled syringe helped us resolve the problem and hastened our weaning from oxygen therapy.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/0972-5229.106504