Table
From: Sudden cardiac failure following treatment of metabolic alkalosis with hydrochloric acid
HCl | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postop. | infusion | Infusion- | |||
Age | Underlying disease | day | period | rate | |
Pat. 1 | 71 | Peritonitis | 3 | 140 min | 15 ml/h |
Pat. 2 | 63 | Chest wall abscess | 15 | 50 min | 15 ml/h |
Pat. 3 | 58 | Perforated gastric ulcer | 11 | 70 min | 20 ml/h |
Pat. 4 | 50 | Empyema of pleural cavity | 4 | 40 min | 20 ml/h |
Pat. 5 | 73 | Peritonitis | 2 | 30 min | 10 ml/h |