Spinal anaesthesia is generally preferred for Caesarean section. Its superiority for the baby
is often assumed. Umbilical artery acid‐base status provides a valid index of fetal welfare …

A revolution is under way in the clinical assessment of acid-base status. All veterinarians are
familiar with the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, which was formulated in 1916. 1, 2 …

Background: The interface between acid–base physi-ology and blood gas interpretation is
historically both stimulating and turbulent. Since the pioneering work of many celebrated …

The measurement of pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen in blood goes back hundreds of years.
This scientific history involves distinguished names such as Boyle, Dalton, Avogadro …

Clinical chemistry is the area of laboratory medicine with the largest volume of tests, and it
accounts for the majority of clinical decisions impacted by laboratory results. Although the …

Traditionally, the Hendersen–Hasselbalch model has been used to analyse clinical acid–
base problems. Simplistically, this approach defines pH as a function of carbon dioxide and …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acute Paco2 temporal
variation on the standard base excess (SBE) value in critically ill patients. METHODS: A total …

A general formalism for calculating physiological acid–base balance in multiple
compartments is extended to the combined interstitial, plasma, and erythrocyte …

Methods Twenty-four pigs underwent progressive normovolaemic haemodilution and
subsequent progressive haemorrhage until the death of the animal. Base excess and lactate …

A theoretical framework for the formulation of a derived variable to be used for the prediction
of the net effect of unmeasured charged species present in human extracellular fluid was …