Table 2 acid–base variables in patients with cardiac arrest and with minor injuries
From: A quantitative analysis of the acidosis of cardiac arrest: a prospective observational study
Variable | Cardiac arrest | Minor injury | P |
|---|---|---|---|
pH | 6.90 ± 0.21 | 7.39 ± 0.08 | 0.0001 |
PCO2 (Torr) | 78.3 ± 42.8 | 39.2 ± 9.1 | 0.0001 |
Bicarbonate (mmol/l) | 13.8 ± 5.4 | 22.8 ± 3.5 | 0.0001 |
Standard base excess (mmol/l) | -19.1 ± 6.2 | -1.5 ± 3.6 | 0.0001 |
Sodium (mmol/l) | 140.4 ± 5.9 | 139.6 ± 2.8 | 0.49 |
Potassium (mmol/l) | 7.3 ± 2.6 | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 0.0001 |
Ionized calcium (mmol/l) | 1.31 ± 0.12 | 1.17 ± 0.08 | 0.0001 |
Total magnesium (mmol/l) | 1.17 ± 0.27 | 0.86 ± 0.14 | 0.0001 |
Chloride (mmol/l) | 98.6 ± 5.9 | 103.0 ± 4.6 | 0.0002 |
Lactate (mmol/l) | 14.3 ± 5.8 | 2.5 ± 1.8 | 0.0001 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 0.0002 |
Phosphate (mmol/l) | 2.95 ± 1.07 | 1.06 ± 0.36 | 0.0001 |
Anion gap (meq/l) | 20.1 ± 7.4 | 11.0 ± 3.5 | 0.0001 |
SIDa (meq/l) | 38.9 ± 4.6 | 41.0 ± 2.9 | 0.22 |
SIDe (meq/l) | 26.5 ± 6.1 | 35.9 ± 4.0 | 0.0001 |
Strong ion gap (meq/l) | 12.4 ± 6.0 | 5.1 ± 3.6 | 0.0001 |