Invited commentary: Putting standard base excess to the test

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-493

  Morgan, Thomas John ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALKALOSIS; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PH; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 70449534868     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.02.008     Document Type: Note

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