Table 2

acid–base variables in patients with cardiac arrest and with minor injuries

Variable
Cardiac arrest
Minor injury
P

pH
6.90 ± 0.21
7.39 ± 0.08
0.0001
PCO2 (Torr)
78.3 ± 42.8
39.2 ± 9.1
0.0001
Bicarbonate (mmol/l)
13.8 ± 5.4
22.8 ± 3.5
0.0001
Standard base excess (mmol/l)
-19.1 ± 6.2
-1.5 ± 3.6
0.0001
Sodium (mmol/l)
140.4 ± 5.9
139.6 ± 2.8
0.49
Potassium (mmol/l)
7.3 ± 2.6
3.6 ± 0.4
0.0001
Ionized calcium (mmol/l)
1.31 ± 0.12
1.17 ± 0.08
0.0001
Total magnesium (mmol/l)
1.17 ± 0.27
0.86 ± 0.14
0.0001
Chloride (mmol/l)
98.6 ± 5.9
103.0 ± 4.6
0.0002
Lactate (mmol/l)
14.3 ± 5.8
2.5 ± 1.8
0.0001
Albumin (g/dl)
3.4 ± 0.7
3.9 ± 0.5
0.0002
Phosphate (mmol/l)
2.95 ± 1.07
1.06 ± 0.36
0.0001
Anion gap (meq/l)
20.1 ± 7.4
11.0 ± 3.5
0.0001
SIDa (meq/l)
38.9 ± 4.6
41.0 ± 2.9
0.22
SIDe (meq/l)
26.5 ± 6.1
35.9 ± 4.0
0.0001
Strong ion gap (meq/l)
12.4 ± 6.0
5.1 ± 3.6
0.0001

PCO2, partial pressure of CO2; SIDa, apparent strong ion difference; SIDe, effective strong ion difference.

Makino et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R357   doi:10.1186/cc3714