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. 2022 Nov 22;50(1):121–129. doi: 10.1007/s00068-022-02174-9

Table 2.

Separate base deficit (BD) measurements related to mortality

Survival (n = 197) Mortality (n = 38) P value
BD_ED (mEq/L) − 4.0 (− 7.0–2.0) − 6.0 (− 9.0–2.3) 0.08
BD_OR (mEq/L) − 6.0 (− 8.0–3.0) − 7.0 (− 10.0–4.0) 0.13
BD_ICU (mEq/L) − 4.6 (− 6.8–2.8) − 5.2 (− 9.2–3.5) 0.11
BD_24h(mEq/L) − 2.0 (− 4.3–0.1) − 4.9 (− 7.5–1.8)  < 0.001*
BD_48h (mEq/L) 0.0 (− 2.0–2.0) − 1.8 (− 4.8–0.6) 0.001*
AUC 111 (53–192) 213 (114–316)  < 0.001*

Data are expressed in median (IQR)

BD base deficit, ED emergency department, OR operation room, ICU intensive care unit, AUC area under the curve

*Statistically significant