FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves determining HCO3 and pCO with gas analyzer in arterial blood and tonometer aspirate samples taken in parallel, respectively. Intramucous pHi concentration is calculated using a formula. The value being dropped below 7.32, complications and lethality are to be predicted. EFFECT: higher specificity of the method.
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2001-01-10—Published
2000-02-22—Filed