Why the study?
Does continuous blood gas monitoring improve patient outcomes in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass?
Does continuous blood gas monitoring improve patient outcomes in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass?
Continuous blood gas monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass may reduce the need for perioperative and postoperative antiarrhythmic support, though it did not significantly affect ICU or hospital length of stay.
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Reduces antiarrhythmic support needs on CPB; extends RCT evidence favoring continuous over intermittent monitoring.
Trowbridge et al. (2000) studied this question.
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