Table 3.
Parameters | n | Median | IQR | Minimum | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 100 | 7.82 | 7.67‐7.98 | 7.31 | >8 |
pCO2, kPa | 99 | 2.0 | 1.1‐3.0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
, mmol/L* | 78 | 23.1 | 19.3‐27.1 | 12.5 | 40.5 |
Na+, mmol/L | 96 | 146 | 143‐149 | 94 | 159 |
K+, mmol/L | 94 | 5.0 | 4.5‐5.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 |
Cl–, mmol/L † | 40 | 110 | 106‐115 | 82 | 148 |
Glucose, mmol/L | 97 | 2.1 | 1.4‐3.7 | 0.6 | 11.7 |
Lactate, mmol/L | 98 | 2.0 | 1.3‐2.8 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
The value was not available in 22 patients where the pH was out of range because it is a derived parameter.
The chloride module was added to the analyzer midway through the study.