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. 2015 Sep;56(9):947–952.

Table 1.

Pre- and post-transfusion blood gas and electrolyte data for case and control dogs with relevant reference ranges. Median values and ranges are reported for the dogs with available data

Electrolyte or blood gas reference ranges Number of dogs with data available (pre) Number of dogs with data available (post) Median (pre) Range (pre) Median (post) Range (post)
Case K+ 3.91 to 4.40 mmol/L 11 12 3.9 2.93 to 5.2 3.72 3.39 to 5.1
Control K+ 3.91 to 4.40 mmol/L 12 11 3.96 3.4 to 4.76 3.75 3.2 to 4.52
Case Cl+ 110.6 to 115.5 mmol/L 9 9 115.6 106.8 to 125.2 117.1 111.4 to 125.5
Control Cl+ 110.6 to 115.5 mmol/L 10 10 116 108.2 to 122.1 117.9 103.2 to 123.7
Case Na+ 146.8 to 153.1 mmol/L 11 11 143 133.8 to 154.2 144.1 140.6 to 150.9
Control Na+ 146.8 to 153.1 mmol/L 12 12 144.9 130.2 to 151.6 145.3 130.8 to 151
Case iCa2+ 1.23 to 1.35 mmol/L 10 12 1.17 0.94 to 1.44 1.10 0.56 to 1.26
Control iCa2+ 1.23 to 1.35 mmol/L 12 12 1.22 1.12 to 1.34 1.23 0.66 to 1.34
Case Mg2+ 0.38 to 0.52 mmol/L 9 11 0.44 0.31 to 0.86 0.37 0.29 to 0.52
Control Mg2+ 0.38 to 0.52 mmol/L 10 11 0.48 0.32 to 0.52 0.44 0.28 to 0.55
Case pH 7.350 to 7.490 11 11 7.31 7.143 to 7.432 7.337 7.141 to 7.487
Control pH 7.350 to 7.490 11 12 7.432 7.179 to 7.557 7.385 7.172 to 7.453