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. 1998 May 22;2(2):57–60. doi: 10.1186/cc126

Table 1.

Arterial and inferior vena cava blood gas values in critically ill neonates

Arterial Venous
pH   7.36 ± 0.01   7.36 ± 0.01
PCO2 (kPa)   5.7 ± 0.2   5.6 ± 0.2
PO2 (kPa)   8.9 ± 0.3   5.7 ± 0.2
Saturation (%) 97.2 ± 0.4 88.4 ± 0.8
Oxygen content (ml/dl) 19.7 ± 0.4 17.6 ± 0.4

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. PCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PO2, partial pressure of oxygen.