To Study the Spectrum of Acid Base Disorders in Critically Ill Patients

Abstract

Objective: To study the spectrum of ABGs in critically ill patients of Mayo hospital, Lahore in 15 days.
Methods: All samples received from ICU 23.10.18 to 6.11.18, referred to emergency laboratory for ABGs were included. The results and other relevant information were recorded on proforma. The collected data was analyzed by using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 20).Quantitative variables like age was presented as mean ± SD. Qualitative variables like gender, single, double or triple disorder and type of disorder were presented as frequency and percentage.
Results: Out of total 200 samples, 126 (63%) and 74 (37 %) were of male and females respectively. Mean age ± SD was 40.4±10.7 years. The frequency of acid base disorders was 94%. Single disorder were121 (60.5%), 57 (28.5) were double, 10 (5%) were triple disorder and
12 (6%) were normal. 60 (50%), 6 (5%), 51 (42%), 4 (3 %) were metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory alkalosis, respiratory acidosis respectively. Hyperoxemia was present in 70 (35%) cases.
Conclusions: Metabolic acidosis is the most frequent disorder in our study and single disorder were common followed by double and triple disorder.