Meeting
Abstract Number: 308
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Frequent blood draws are implicated in hospital-acquired anemia as well as rising costs. Critically ill patients undergo frequent venous and arterial blood sampling, both providing electrolyte concentrations. In this study, we sought to examine electrolyte values obtained by arterial blood gas testing (ABG) and central laboratory testing (VCL) and determine the extent of essentially […]