Acid-Base Status Disturbances in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis at High Altitudes
Table 3
Arterial blood gas interpretation with score and nPCR† values.
Acid base disorder
Number of patients n()
MIS
nPCR
M (IQR)
(DE)
Pre-dialytic sample
Acid base equilibrium
40 (43)
5 (3 – 7)
1,06 (±0,18)
Metabolic alkalosis with chronic hydrogen ion deficit
18 (19,6)
5 (4 – 6)
1,03 (±0,19)
Chronic hypercapnic respiratory acidosis
9 (9,7)
5 (4 – 9)
0,97 (±0,25)
Acute hypercapnic respiratory acidosis
8 (8,6)
5,5 (4,5 – 11,5)
1,15 (±0,26)
Chronic metabolic acidosis with hydrogen ion excess
7 (7,53)
7 (2 – 9)
0,96 (±0,21)
Acute hypocapnic metabolic alkalosis
7 (7,53)
5 (5 – 10)
0,98 (±0,18)
Metabolic acidosis with acute hydrogen ion excess
2 (2,15)
4 (3 – 5)
1,12 (±0,18)
Chronic hypocapnic metabolic alkalosis
2 (2,15)
4,5 (3 – 6)
1,04 (±0,24)
Post-dialytic sample
Metabolic alkalosis
62 (66,7)
5 (4 – 7)
1,04 (±0,19)
Metabolic and respiratory alkalosis
22 (26,7)
5,5 (3 – 8)
1,03 (±0,22)
Metabolic alkalosis and respiratory acidosis
9 (9,7)
9 (4 – 11)
1,05 (±0,23)
Malnutrition-Inflammation Score reported in median and Interquartile Ranges. †Normalized protein catabolic rate reported as mean and standard deviation.
