학술논문

Metabolic acidosis in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: A longitudinal quantitative study.
Document Type
Article
Source
Critical Care Medicine. Oct2009, Vol. 37 Issue 10, p2733-2739. 7p. 2 Charts, 4 Graphs.
Subject
*ACIDOSIS
*SEPTIC shock
*SEPSIS
*BACTERIAL disease complications
*CRITICAL care medicine
*PATIENTS
*DISEASE risk factors
Language
ISSN
0090-3493
Abstract
The article focuses on a research that aims to describe metabolic acidosis in patients who suffer from sepsis and septic shock. It states that 60 patients with either septic shock or sepsis served as subjects of the study. Results show that patients who have septic shock or sepsis demonstrate a complex metabolic acidosis at intensive care unit admission. It adds that reduced strong ion gap and lactate levels result to survivors' acidosis resolution.