Association between delta anion gap and hospital mortality for patients in cardiothoracic surgery recovery unit: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Backgrounds High level of anion gap (AG) was associated with organic acidosis. This study aimed to explore the relationship between delta AG (ΔAG = AGmax − AGmin) during first 3 days after intensive care unit (ICU) admission and hospital mortality for patients admitted in the cardiothoracic...

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Main Authors: Kai Xie, Chao Zheng, Gao-Ming Wang, Yi-Fei Diao, Chao Luo, Ellen Wang, Li-Wen Hu, Zhi-Jian Ren, Jing Luo, Bin-Hui Ren, Yi Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01625-9