From: Blood gases: a dreadful combination of metabolic, respiratory and lactic acidosis
Group (%) | Features | Calculated PCO2 | Typical case scenario | Treatment | Mortality |
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1 | Metabolic acidosis without lactic acidosis (n = 200) | Matches with blood gas | Infections, dehydration | Antibiotics, fluids | 5 |
2 | Metabolic acidosis with lactic acidosis (n = 151) | Matches with blood gas | Sepsis, cardiogenic shock | Ventilator, inotropes | 20 |
3 | Metabolic acidosis with lactic acidosis (n = 119) | Higher than blood gas by +4-5 | Septic shock, MOF | Ventilator, iInotropes | 99 |