BGA devices / blood gas analysis

Blood gas analysis, or ABG for short, is a diagnostic procedure that enables statements to be made about the gas distribution of oxygen and carbon dioxide as well as about the pH value and the acid-base balance. It is occasionally still referred to as “Astrup” in medical colloquial language. Blood gas analysis is used primarily in intensive care therapy and in monitoring patients with severe lung diseases, dyspnea and oxygen deficiency. This group includes diseases such as cystic fibrosis, COPD, emphysema or bronchial asthma.