A rare cause of severe metabolic acidosis: Presurgical fasting

Conclusions The anesthesiologist must be aware of this possibility in patients with fasting-induced metabolic acidosis with normal lactate values and hemodynamic impairment that are either too young or too old, non-diabetic and with no history of alcohol abuse. The anion gap calculation tool is a simple diagnostic approach. The incidence of the condition increases during pregnancy.
Source: Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research