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. 2019 Jul-Aug;23(4):416–421. doi: 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_114_19

Table 2.

Preoperative and postoperative ABG parameters

Parameters Met-group (n=387) Non-Met group (n=239) Non-Diab group (n=164) P Met-group vs. Non-Met group P Met-group vs. Non-Diab group P Non-Non-Met group vs Non-Diab group
Preoperative lactate levels 1.57±0.62 1.53±0.6 1.48±0.56 0.370 0.090 0.395
Mean postoperative lactate 1.91±0.7 2.04±0.79 2.07±0.78 0.035 0.020 0.709
∆ lactate 0.34±0.87 0.52±0.82 0.59±0.87 0.011 0.003 0.443
Preoperative pH 7.43±0.03 7.44±0.03 7.44±0.04 <0.0001 0.066 0.366
Mean postoperative pH 7.40±0.03 7.40±0.03 7.40±0.03 0.195 0.124 0.734
pH −0.03±0.04 −0.04±0.04 −0.03±0.04 0.046 0.672 0.253
Preoperative HCO3 levels 25.42±2.51 25.78±2.46 25.71±2.76 0.079 0.229 0.791
Mean postoperative HCO3 levels 22.88±1.84 23.13±1.71 23.69±1.54 0.093 <0.0001 0.001
∆ HCO3 −2.54±2.99 −2.63±2.67 -2.02±3.13 0.680 0.070 0.037
Lactate acidosis n (%) (lactate >5.0, PH <7.35) 18 (4.7%) 14 (5.9%) 9 (5.5%) 0.082 0.208 0.579

Data is presented as mean±SD. ∆ = delta (postoperative - preoperative)