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Table 3 ICU interventions at the time of metabolic acidosis diagnosis

From: Incidence and management of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate in the ICU: An international observational study

 

No SB (N = 180)

SB (N = 180)

p Value

Vasopressor dependent

77 (42.8)

110 (61.1)

0.001

 Vasopressor dose among vasopressor-dependent patients, μg/kg/min

0.12 [0.05, 0.28]

0.25 [0.13, 0.47]

 < 0.001

Cardiac index monitored

19 (10.6)

14 (7.8)

0.37

 Cardiac index, L/min/m2

2.6 [2.2, 3.0]

2.6 [2.0, 3.3]

0.74

Respiratory support

  

0.16

 Not on mechanical ventilation

63 (35.0)

59 (32.8)

 

 Invasive mechanical ventilation

112 (62.2)

112 (62.2)

 

 Noninvasive mechanical ventilation

5 (2.8)

4 (2.2)

 

 ECMO

0 (0.0)

5 (2.8)

 

Neuromuscular blockade

26 (14.6)

18 (10.1)

0.20

Renal replacement therapy

  

0.54

 Not on RRT

167 (93.3)

164 (91.1)

 

 CRRT

8 (4.5)

13 (7.2)

 

 IRRT

4 (2.2)

3 (1.7)

 
  1. SB denotes sodium bicarbonate; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RRT, renal replacement therapy; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; IRRT, intermittent renal replacement therapy
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