| Literature DB >> 5572381 |
Abstract
Failure to maintain compensatory hyperventilation during anaesthesia in patients with metabolic acidosis results in an increase in PaCO(2), fall in blood pH, and a possible rise in plasma potassium. This sequence of events may account for unexplained operative deaths in patients in renal failure.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5572381 PMCID: PMC1796445 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5756.244
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447