The relationship between metabolic acidosis, lactate, the lactate:pyruvate ratio, and outcome, in children with post-operative cardiogenic and septic shock

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-112). === Measures of the severity of metabolic acidosis (base excess) and of the severity of the underlying acid-base derangements (levels of lactate, chloride, albumin, and strong ion gap) have been used to differentiate survivors from nonsurvivors i...

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Main Author: Hatherill, Mark
Other Authors: Swingler, George H
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11362