BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 1 Temporal development of acid-base parameters and electrolytes

From: Empagliflozin-associated postoperative mixed metabolic acidosis. Case report and review of pathogenesis

						hours after CPR						Sampani et al. [22]
		day 0	day 2			1	4	8	22	32		Sampani et al. [22]
pH						6.85	6.82	6.94	7.27	7.26		7.05
pCO2	kPa					2.97	8.27	5.9	3.56	3.23		1.58
pO2	kPa					11.7	10.6	10	15.8	16.1
Base excess	mmol/l					-29	-24	-22	-13	-15
Bicarbonate	mmol/l					5.9	7.7	9	14.4	13.4		3
Lactate	mmol/l					5.8	3.1	2.3	1.4	1.4		0.6
Beta-hydroxybutyrate	mmol/l					3.2				0.3
Sodium	mmol/l	137	139			141	140	137	141	142		133
Potassium	mmol/l	4.2	4.7			4.6	5	4.7	3.7	4.2		3.8
Chloride	mmol/l	103	108			117	113	112	115	119		113
Anion gap	mmol/l					18.1	19.3	16	11.6	9.6		16.9
Glucose	mmol/l	9.2	15.6			14.5	20.2	26	12.4	9.3		6.7
Haemoglobin	g/l	143	125			133	124	134	113	116
Urea	mmol/l	4	7					11		17
Creatinine	µmol/l	45	92					168		343

Normal value of beta-hydroxybutyrate is under 0.5 mmol/l
With the albumin concentration of 35 g/l, the expected normal anion gap is 8.5 mmol/l [14].

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