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Air in cord bloodFrom: Steve Severson RRT (norman@jumpgate.net)Tue Mar 3 10:47:35 1998
I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and I am required to draw the cord blood samples for the labor/delivery. There is one physician that draws her own cord ph samples and she always has about 30-50 percent air in the siringe She places the sample in ice and then I get called and the sample is analyzed within 10-20 minutes after it is drawn. Almost always after I expel the air from the sample, it has clots. I often can not run the sample. I asked her about the air in the sample, but she says that it makes no difference.In arterial blood gas radial samples, if air is present in the sample then it could alter the accuracy of the results. It would cause the ph to increase. I have no references as far as cord blood is effected. If any physician or health care professional could help me answer these questions I would appreciate it. Thank you Steve Severson RRT
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