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References

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

Skill

Arterial Puncture

  1. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. (2004). Procedures for the collection of arterial blood specimens
  2. Approved standard—Fourth edition (GP43-A4). Wayne, PA: CLSI.
  3. World Health Organization. (2010). WHO guidelines on drawing blood: Best practices in phlebotomy. Geneva: WHO Press. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK138661/
  4. World Health Organization. (2010). WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy. Chapter 5.2.2: Procedure for arterial blood sampling using radial artery.
  5. American Association for Respiratory Care. (1992). AARC clinical practice guideline: Sampling for arterial blood gas analysis. Respiratory Care, 37(8), 891–897. Retrieved from https://www.aarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08.92.891.pdf
  6. American Association for Respiratory Care. (2013). AARC clinical practice guideline: Blood gas analysis and hemoximetry: 2013. Respiratory Care, 58(10), 1694–1703. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02791
  7. University of Texas Medical Branch. (n.d.). Arterial puncture: Policy and procedure (Policy No. 07.03.39). Retrieved from https://www.utmb.edu/policies_and_procedures/Non-IHOP/Respiratory/Respiratory_Care_Services/07.03.39%20Arterial%20Puncture.pdf