Stewart's Textbook of Acid-Base, 2nd edition
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Correspondence: Bala Venkatesh bala_venkatesh@health.qld.gov.au
Department of Intensive Care, Princess Alexandra and Wesley Hospitals, University of Queensland, Queensland, QLD 4102, Australia
Critical Care 2009, 13:306 doi:10.1186/cc7906
Published: 19 June 2009First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
This multi-author textbook provides a comprehensive understanding of the Stewart approach to acid-base. The book consists of 30 chapters, grouped under three sections. Section 1 is a reproduction of Peter Stewart's original work (9 chapters), section 2 is a detailed primer on quantitative acid-base chemistry (8 chapters), and the third section deals with the clinical applications of the Stewart approach (13 chapters).