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Guideline: Blood CO2 can be used to screen for OHS

Publish date:: September 6, 2019

Key clinical point: Testing serum bicarbonate, rather than arterial blood gas levels, can be used to rule out OHS in patients deemed at lower risk.

Major finding: Patients with serum bicarbonate of less than 27 mmol/L are unlikely to have OHS.

Study details: A clinical guideline derived from studies and trials identified in a systematic literature review through 2018.

Disclosures: The American Thoracic Society funded the guideline. Eight coauthors, including the lead author, disclosed financial conflicts of interest, while 13 reported none. Disclosures are available on the AJRCCM website.

Citation:

Mokhlesi B et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019;200:3,e6-e24.

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