Validity of arterial hematocrits in newborns

doi:10.1001/archpedi.142.1.66

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Vol. 142 No. 1, January 1988

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Validity of arterial hematocrits in newborns

M. J. Stine and H. Harris
Regional Center for Mothers and Babies, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis 46202.

Various methods are used to obtain specimens for hematocrit determination in neonates. We evaluated arterial sampling and found this method to be acceptable. Arterial values correlated closely with simultaneously obtained venous samples. Venous blood obtained with a tourniquet had a significantly higher hematocrit than that obtained without a tourniquet.

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