Table 2

List of patients, diagnoses, results and the therapeutic consequences




Blood gases
Electrolytes
Assessment






No
 Age
 Sex
 Indication
 pH
 pCO2
 pO2
Na
 K
 Ca2+
Helpful?
Therapeutic consequences
1
 74
 M
 Syncope
 7.39
 37
 255
148
 4.2
 1.2
No
None
2
 16
 F
 Hyperventilation tetany
 -
 -
 -
147
 4.1
 1.16
No
None
3
 83
 F
 Syncope
 -
 -
 -
141
 3.7
 0.96
Yes
Substitution
4
 35
 M
 Traumatic shock
 -
 -
 -
150
 3.3
 1.03
Yes
Substitution
5
 26
 M
 Head injury
 7.49
 31
 322
147
 3.4
 1.07
Yes
Correction of ventilation
6
 78
 F
 Coma
 -
 -
 -
139
 5.6
 1.41
Yes
None
7
 67
 M
 CPR
 -
 -
 -
151
 4.4
 1.6
Yes
None
8
 77
 F
 Dyspnoea
 7.32
 41
 187
-
 -
 -
No
None
9
 84
 M
 Lung edema
 7.34
 24
 65
145
 4.1
 1.27
Yes
None
10
 60
 M
 CPR
 6.97
 61
 63
-
 -
 -
Yes
Buffering, correction of ventilation




7.01
 52
 91
-
 -
 -







6.96
 59
 83
141
 5.1
 1.18



11
 90
 F
 CPR
 7.02
 65
 88
148
 4.9
 1.2
Yes
Buffering, correction of ventilation




7.12
 57
 101
-
 -
 -



12
 42
 F
 Intoxication
 7.36
 38
 234
147
 4.4
 0.89
Yes
None
13
 86
 F
 Cardiac failure
 7.35
 33
 91
144
 4.0
 0.99
Yes
None
14
 83
 F
 Dyspnea
 7.38
 42
 78
140
 4.3
 1.1
No
None
15
 19
 M
 Intoxication
 7.35
 39
 211
132
 3.5
 0.9
Yes
Correction of electrolytes
16
 71
 F
 Tachycardia
 -
 -
 -
142
 4.4
 1.1
Yes
None
17
 76
 M
 Syncope, somnolence
 -
 -
 -
134
 3.5
 1.4
Yes
Correction of electrolytes
18
 74
 M
 Arrhythmia
 -
 -
 -
145
 4.5
 0.98
Yes
None
19
 90
 F
 Lung edema
 7.35
 48
 58
142
 3.8
 1.2
Yes
Intubation
20
 52
 M
 Cardiac failure, tachycardia
 7.38
 42
 88
-
 -
 -
Yes
None
21
 60
 M
 Coma
 -
 -
 -
145
 4.4
 1.01
Yes
None

M = male; F = female; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Prause et al. Critical Care 1997 1:79   doi:10.1186/cc108