Diagnostic value of “base deficit” in arterial blood gas analysis in comparison with hyperlactatemia as an indicator of tissue hypoperfusion in cardiac surgery

Background: Hyperlactatemia is a well known index for tissue hypoperfusion which is not routinely measured in all surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of base deficit in detecting hyperlactatemia and also predicting its postoperative complications in cardia...

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Main Authors: Rasoul Azarfarin, Iesa Bile jani, Amir abbas Kianfar, Mousa Miri nejad, Azin Alizadeh asl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-162&slc_lang=en&sid=1