Early pH change predicts intensive care unit mortality

Conclusions: Metabolic acidosis is associated with higher mortality in ICU. The rate of change in pH may better predict ICU mortality than other metabolic indices.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - October 17, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sujay Samanta Ratender Kumar Singh Arvind K Baronia Prabhaker Mishra Banani Poddar Afzal Azim Mohan Gurjar Source Type: research