Department of Pharmacology, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India
Research Article
Analysis of Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Profile in Patients with Acute Heart Failure in Tertiary Care Centre at ACS Medical College
Author(s): Kathiravan S*, Prabha K and Krishnaswamy B
OBJECTIVE
To study the profile of arterial blood gas in patients admitted with acute heart failure and to find out various pattern of ABG results in heart failure patients admitted in tertiary care centre.
METHODS
This is a single centre, cross sectional, analytical study conducted during the period September 2021 to February 2022. 100 patients aged more than 18 years admitted in our centre for acute heart failure were included in our study. A detailed history taking, clinical examination were done. Blood sample were collected for Arterial blood gas analysis immediately at the time of admission followed by 2d echo to asses left ventricular function.
RESULTS
Out of 100 sample study 43 % were male and 57 % were females. The mean age of the study population is 58 years. 50 % of the patien.. View More»