Table 3.

Blood gas monitoring for case 2

	pH	pCO2	pO2	HCO3	BE
On admission	7.48	21.2	49.4	20	−5.9
12 hours	7.369	31.7	54.1	19.1	−6.1
24 hours	7.44	26.0	74.8	20.5	−5.6
36 hours	7.448	26.0	74.4	20.6	−4.6
42 hours	7.418	26.2	104	19.3	−6.3
48 hours	7.433	32.1	45.0	22.7	−2.5
72 hours	7.395	35.6	64.8	22.2	−2.1

Abbreviations: BE, base excess; HCO₃, bicarbonate; pCO₂, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO₂, partial pressure of oxygen.