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Figure 4 | Critical Care

Figure 4

From: A balanced view of balanced solutions

Figure 4

Hospital mortality associated with type of metabolic acidosis. Mortality associated with the major ion contributing to the metabolic acidosis. Hospital mortality associated with the various causes of metabolic acidosis (standard base excess (SBE) <-2). Mortality percentage is mortality within each subgroup, not a percentage of overall mortality. Lactate indicates that lactate contributes to at least 50% of the SBE; SIG, strong ion gap contributes to at least 50% of SBE (and not lactate); hyperchloraemic, absence of lactate or SIG acidosis and SBE <-2; none, no metabolic acidosis (SBE ā‰„-2 mEq/l). P < 0.001 for the four-group comparison. Adapted from Gunnerson and colleagues [47].

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