Negative alactic base excess is reversed by hemoperfusion in septic patients

• Main Authors: Carlos Guido Musso (Author), Juan P. Cordoba (Author), Gustavo Aroca-Marinez (Author), Sergio Terrasa (Author), Adriana P. Barriga-Moreno (Author), Marcela Lozano-Sanchez (Author), Rafael A. Barón-Alvarez (Author), Henry Gonzalez-Torres (Author), Joaquin Cantos (Author), Iván Huespe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AboutScience Srl, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Gattinoni et al. have recently introduced a new parameter: the "alactic base excess" (ABE). ABE is equivalent to the number of strong acids, other than lactate, which are present in the plasma in abnormal concentrations, negative ABE being associated with higher mortality in...