Correlation between anion gap, blood L lactate concentration and survival in horses.
Blood L lactate concentration and anion gap were measured in 32 horses suspected of having metabolic acidosis. There was good linear correlation between these variables (r = 0.90791, P less than 0.0001) and both were good prognostic indicators. Anion gap was a good indicator of the presence but not the severity of L lactic acidosis and was a slightly better prognostic indicator. The ability to predict survival was not improved by the measurement of L lactate in addition to anion gap.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
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Gossett
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Cleghorn
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Martin
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Church
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis
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