Quantitative physico-chemical analysis of the acidosis of cardiac arrest.
Metabolic acidosis is a common finding after cardiac arrest. Until recently this acidosis was mainly attributed to lactate. The physico-chemical approach to acid-base balance permits the detection of previously unmeasured ions. These ions have been shown to affect the acid-base status of patients.
Bailey
Heatherlee
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Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. HBaileyMD@comcast.net
D000138:Acidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans