A physicochemical approach to acid-base balance in critically ill trauma patients minimizes errors and reduces inappropriate plasma volume expansion

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1045-1051

  Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Cheung, Nora Ham Ting ^b   Maerz, Linda ^a   Lui, Felix ^a   Schuster, Kevin ^a   Luckianow, Gina ^a   Davis, Kimberly ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion gap; Base deficit; Hyperchloremia; Metabolic acidosis; Metabolic alkalosis; Shock; Strong ion difference; Strong ion gap; Tertiary acid base disorder; Unmeasured ions

Indexed keywords

PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; ANION;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; BLOOD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION TREE; FLUID THERAPY; GUNSHOT INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; ADULT; ANIONS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION TREES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PLASMA VOLUME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 67651037331     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819a04be     Document Type: Article

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