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Table 1 Blood examination

From: Metabolic acidemia due to saline absorption during transurethral and transcervical surgery: a report of 2 cases

 

Preoperative

Intraoperative

Postoperative 1

Postoperative 2

Case 1

Venous blood

Arterial blood

Arterial blood

Arterial blood

FiO2

 

40

40

24

pH

 

7.191

7.266

7.361

PaCO2 (mmHg)

 

47.7

38.6

32.9

PaO2 (mmHg)

 

127

161

81.5

HCO3 (mmol/l)

 

17.6

17.5

19.3

Hb (g/dl)

11.5

9.5

10.4

10.0

Na (mmol/l)

139

141

142

139

Cl (mmol/l)

106

124

118

112

Base excess

 

-9.8

-7.7

-5.0

anion gap

 

4.6

10.9

11.1

Case 2

Venous blood

Arterial blood

Arterial blood

Arterial blood

FiO2

 

30

30

30

pH

 

7.208

7.250

7.338

PaCO2 (mmHg)

 

46.1

43.6

40.3

PaO2 (mmHg)

 

111

138

184

HCO3 (mmol/l)

 

17.7

18.4

21.1

Hb (g/dl)

12.6

9.1

8.7

8.2

Na (mmol/l)

142

144

143

141

Cl (mmol/l)

106

120

120

114

Base excess

 

-9.3

-7.8

-3.8

anion gap

 

10.2

8.7

9.8