effect of heparin density in blood sarpling on the results of arterial blood gases

ABSTRACT

Background and Purpose: Arterial blood gases measurement are the most frequently performed blood test in ICU. Sodium Heparin, which is vastly used as an anticoagulant in analyzing blood gases, Causes different densities of heparin in blood samples which in turn changes the test results when samples are of various volumes. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of heparin density on the arterial blood gases