[Table/Fig-4]:
Comparison of distribution of simple and mixed acid base disorders as obtained by 2 different methods.
| Method of interpretation | Simple acid base disorder n(%) |
Mixed acid base disorders n(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Bedside method | 27(87.1%) | 4(12.9%) |
| Systematic multistep method | 14(50%) | 14(50%) * |
*Chi-sq value: 9.55, df: 1, p: 0.0019, i.e. statistically highly significant