Comparison of three different methods of evaluation of metabolic acid-base disorders

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1264-1270

  Dubin, Arnaldo ^a   Menises, María M ^a   Masevicius, Fabio D ^a   Moseinco, Miriam C ^a   Kutscherauer, Daniela Olmos ^a   Ventrice, Elizabeth ^a   Laffaire, Enrique ^a   Estenssoro, Elisa ^a  

^a Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anion gap; Base excess; Bicarbonate; Strong ion difference; Unidentified strong anions

Indexed keywords

ACID; BASE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ION; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALOSIS; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; STEWART APPROACH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34247332329     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000259536.11943.90     Document Type: Article

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