Table 1.

Summary of all sample parameters obtained from blood gas meter measurements

Sample	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Gas	O2	CO	N2	Air	N2	Mix*	Air
Temp (°C)	25	25	25	25	37	37	37
Hematocrit (%)	38	36	39	38	38	45	34
pH	7.66	7.58	7.94	7.63	7.72	7.41	7.43
pH corr.**	7.86	7.77	7.94	7.63	7.72	7.41	7.43
pCO2 (kPa)	1.48	1.94	1.05	3.07	1.15	4.45	3.06
pCO2 corr.** (kPa)	0.83	1.09	0.59	1.72	1.15	4.45	3.06
pO2 (kPa)	71.0	–	1.95	5.88	3.15	6.84	10.84
pO2 corr.** (kPa)	70.7	–	0.95	5.06	3.15	6.84	10.84
sO2 (%)	100	–	39.8	83.1	67.2	86.2	96.3
sO2 (%) corr.**	100	–	64.4	98.1	67.2	86.2	96.3

^*, mixture of 90% N₂, 5% O₂, and 5% CO₂. ∗∗, blood gas analysis was performed at a sample temperature of 37°C throughout, whereas NMR measurements were performed at 25°C for samples 1–4. The corrections of pH, pCO₂, pO₂, and sO₂ for these samples were calculated by using standard hemoglobin saturation curves versus temperature to obtain the corresponding values at 25°C (Materials and Methods).