Techniques for blood collection from the rat include puncture of the heart, retro-orbital plexus, jugular vein, saphenous vein, tail blood vessels, carotid artery, abdominal aorta, and vena cava.

A PaO2 test has very few risks associated with it. Because the test uses blood obtained with an arterial puncture instead of blood drawn from a vein, there is a slightly higher risk of bleeding or ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and ...