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This article is part of a series on Acid Base, edited by Dr John Kellum.

Review

Science review: Quantitative acid–base physiology using the Stewart model

E Wrenn Wooten email

Attending Physician, Radiology Associates, PA, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

author email corresponding author email

Critical Care 2004, 8:448-452doi:10.1186/cc2910

Published: 2 July 2004

Abstract

There has been renewed interest in quantifying acid–base disorders in the intensive care unit. One of the methods that has become increasingly used to calculate acid–base balance is the Stewart model. This model is briefly discussed in terms of its origin, its relationship to other methods such as the base excess approach, and the information it provides for the assessment and treatment of acid–base disorders in critically ill patients.


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