Publication: Connecting two worlds: Positive correlation between physicochemical approach with blood gases and pH in pediatric ICU setting
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2019-11-09
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17560500
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Mahidol University
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BMC Research Notes. Vol.12, No.1 (2019)
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Chanapai Chaiyakulsil, Papope Mueanpaopong, Rojjanee Lertbunrian, Somchai Chutipongtanate Connecting two worlds: Positive correlation between physicochemical approach with blood gases and pH in pediatric ICU setting. BMC Research Notes. Vol.12, No.1 (2019). doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4770-6 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/50036
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Connecting two worlds: Positive correlation between physicochemical approach with blood gases and pH in pediatric ICU setting
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© 2019 The Author(s). Objective: Physicochemical approach such as strong ion difference provides a novel concept in understanding and managing acid-base disturbance in patients. However, its application in pediatrics is limited. This study aimed to evaluate a correlation between the physicochemical approach and blood gas pH for acid-base determination in critically ill pediatric patients. Results: A total of 130 pediatric patients were included, corresponding to 1338 paired measures for analyses. Of these, the metabolic subgroup (743 paired measures) was defined. Among physicochemical parameters, the effective strong ion difference showed the best correlation with the blood gas pH in the whole cohort (R = 0.398; p < 0.001) and the metabolic subgroup (R = 0.685; p < 0.001). Other physicochemical parameters (i.e., the simplified and the apparent strong ion difference, the strong ion gap, and the sodium chloride gap) and the traditional measures (standard base excess, lactate, chloride and bicarbonate) also showed varying degrees of correlation. This study revealed the positive correlation between physicochemical parameters and the blood gas pH, serving as a connecting dot for further investigations using physicochemical approach to evaluate acid-base disturbance in pediatric population.