Abstract Background/Objectives: Critically ill patients can often present acid–base alterations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the time-course of acid–base alterations on intensive care unit..
Read MoreAbstract Base excess (BE) was introduced by Siggaard-Andersen in 1960 as an answer to the forty-year-long quest for a reliable, stand-alone marker of metabolic acidosis/alkalosis, independent from co-existing respiratory derangements,..
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