Capillary Blood Standard Bicarbonate Values of Conscious and Anæsthetized Individuals

THE clinical significance of blood standard bicarbonate has not yet been firmly established. Relatively little information is available at present concerning the effect of surgical anæsthesia on this new parameter in capillary or arterial blood. Payne and Conway 1 recently concluded that normal valu...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1962-10, Vol.196 (4849), p.70-70
Main Authors: SEARCY, R. L, CRAIG, R. G, GORDON, G. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Endotracheal
Anesthesiology
Bicarbonates
Blood Chemical Analysis
Capillaries
Cardiovascular System
Consciousness
Humanities and Social Sciences
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multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Summary:THE clinical significance of blood standard bicarbonate has not yet been firmly established. Relatively little information is available at present concerning the effect of surgical anæsthesia on this new parameter in capillary or arterial blood. Payne and Conway 1 recently concluded that normal values for arterial blood standard bicarbonate were significantly lower than those reported by Astrup et al. 2 on capillary specimens. The latter workers contend that comparable standard bicarbonate values are obtained from arterial and capillary blood. Evaluation of acid-base balance during anæsthesia in our hospital revealed that standard bicarbonate concentrations of capillary blood from conscious and anæsthetized subjects were consistent with those of Astrup et al. 2 .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/196070a0