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