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. 2014 Jul 3;2(3):226–231. doi: 10.1093/gastro/gou037

Table 3.

Association of arterial HCO3 with various outcome parameters

Variable HCO3 ≤22 (n = 119) n (%) HCO3 >22 (n = 86) n (%) P-value
Acute fluid collection 100 (84.0) 72 (83.7) 0.839
Organ failure 96 (80.7) 50 (58.1) 0.001
Multiple organ failure 31 (26.1) 6 (6.9) 0.000
Shock 21 (17.6) 5 (5.8) 0.018
Respiratory failure 89 (74.8) 49 (56.9) 0.010
Renal failure 28 (23.5) 2 (2.3) 0.000
Intervention 29 (24.4) 8 (9.3) 0.006
Mortality 28 (23.5) 2 (2.3) 0.000