Table 3.

Levels of deviation for the different disturbances

Deviation	Normal value	Value [mean ± SD, most extreme]	Value [mean ± SD, most extreme]
Respiratory acidosis n = 2753	pCO2 40 mmHg pH 7.40	60.2 ± 17.2 mmHg Highest 206 mmHg	pH 7.22 ± 0.099 Lowest 6.49
Respiratory alkalosis n = 1501	pCO2 40 mmHg pH 7.40	29.8 ± 3.6 mmHg Lowest 14 mmHg	pH 7.50 ± 0.033 Highest 7.64
Metabolic acidosis n = 464	Bicarbonate 24 mmol/L pH 7.40	14.5 ± 6.9 mmol/L Lowest 5.4 mmol/L	pH 7.20 ± 0.133 Lowest 6.73
Metabolic alkalosis n = 46	Bicarbonate 24 mmol/L pH 7.40	43.0 ± 2.9 mmol/L Highest 47.4 mmol/L	pH 7.49 ± 0.035 Highest 7.59