Clinical Study
The Incidence and Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients
Table 6
Comparison of variables between medical and surgical admissions.
| Variables | Medical | Surgical | P value | () | () | |
| Age, years | | |
0.2827
| Sex, male (%) | | |
0.6346
| pH | | |
0.226
| PaCO2, mmHg | | |
0.5504
| Sodium, mmol/L | | |
0.8201
| Potassium, mmol/L | | |
0.041
| Chloride, mmol/L | | | <.0001 | Calcium, mmol/L | | |
0.3973
| Bicarbonate, mmol/L | | |
0.0354
| Lactate, mmol/L | | |
0.0073
| Glucose, mg/dL | | |
0.8572
| Hematocrit, % | | |
0.1903
| Albumin, g/dL | | |
0.6877
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | | |
0.0138
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