PO2
| Data Element (edit) | |
| Field Name: | Ap_PO2 |
| CCMDB Label: | PO2 |
| CCMDB tab: | not stated |
| Table: | L_Log |
| Data type: | number |
| Length: | single |
| Program: | CC |
| Created/Raw: | Raw |
| Start Date: | 1988-07-11 |
| End Date: | 2300-01-01 |
| Sort Index: | 68 |
PO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's arterial blood.
It is an element of the Arterial blood gas (APACHE).
PO2 and PaO2 are used interchangeably in the context of the Critical Care and Medicine Data.
Collection instructions
There are special collection instructions for Arterial blood gas (APACHE), refer there for further info.
| Apache Physiological Variable | |
| variable name | partial pressure of oxygen |
| unit | mmHG |
| absolute max allowed | 600 |
| warning max | 600 |
| high score 4 | |
| high score 3 | |
| high score 2 | |
| high score 1 | |
| score 0 | >=70 |
| low score 1 | >=60 and <70 |
| low score 2 | |
| low score 3 | >=55 and <60 |
| low score 4 | <55 |
| AP phys warnMin | 7 |
| AP phys absMin | 7 |
APACHE Score
This value is used to generate the APACHE Score.
Collecting Apache physiological variables
There are some specific rules to follow in choosing which one of several lab results to collect.
See APACHE physiological variable collection for details.
Cross Chcks
Rules described in APACHE_physiological_variable_collection#Exceptionally_high_or_low_values are implemented by Check APACHE physiological variable high low.