Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 4, Number 3, September 2015, pages 187-192


Arterial and Venous Estimation of Hemoglobin: A Correlational Study

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Frequency of different age groups of the patients whose ABG hemoglobin and venous hemoglobin were evaluated for correlation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Gender distribution of the patients evaluated for correlation between ABG hemoglobin and venous hemoglobin.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Incidence of comorbidities in the patients evaluated for correlation between ABG hemoglobin and venous hemoglobin.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Scattered graph plotted to show the correlation between ABG hemoglobin and venous hemoglobin.

Tables

Table 1. Diagnosis of Different Diseases Among the Patients Whose ABG Hemoglobin and Venous Hemoglobin Were Evaluated for Correlation
 
Diseases in patients, whose ABG and venous hemoglobin were evaluatedFrequencyPercent
Diabetes54.6
Abdominal32.8
Cardiovascular2121.3
CNS87.4
GI87.4
Hematology21.9
Oncology76.5
Renal32.8
Respiratory2929.6
Right above knee amputation10.9
Sepsis76.5
Trauma98.3
Total103

 

Table 2. Incidence of Comorbidities in the Patients Evaluated for Correlation Between ABG Hemoglobin and Venous Hemoglobin
 
ComorbiditiesFrequencyPercent
DM32.9
HTN54.9
DM + HTN3937.9
DM + HTN + CAD21.9
DM + HTN + CHF11.0
DM + HTN + BA43.9
HTN + ESRD + COPD11.0
BA32.9
HTN + BA11.0
DM + HTN + ESRD11.0
DM + HTN + CHF+BA21.9
DM + HTN + COPD11.0
DM + HTN + BA + COPD11.0
DM + HTN + ESRD11.0
Nothing3836.9
Total103

 

Table 3. Correlation Between ABG Hemoglobin and Venous Hemoglobin
 
Venous hemoglobinABG hemoglobin
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).
Venous hemoglobin
  Pearson correlation10.774**
  Sig. (two-tailed)0.000
  N103102
ABG hemoglobin
  Pearson correlation0.774**1
  Sig. (two-tailed)0.000
  N103103