Gas exchange in renal failure. I. Dangers of hyperkalaemia during anaesthesia.
Failure to maintain compensatory hyperventilation during anaesthesia in patients with metabolic acidosis results in an increase in PaCO(2), fall in blood pH, and a possible rise in plasma potassium. This sequence of events may account for unexplained operative deaths in patients in renal failure.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000138:Acidosis / Q000378:metabolism; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006985:Hyperventilation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D011188:Potassium