title: Unexpected metabolic acidosis during rectal surgery.
abstract: A case is reported in which severe metabolic acidosis developed during rectal surgery in a patient who was normal in all other respects. The possible connection of pre-operative whole gut irrigation with the development of the acidosis is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors