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Table 1 Arterial blood gas analysis before, during, and after lavage of the left lung

From: Dilutional acidosis during whole lung lavage under general anesthesia due to excessive absorption of normal saline

 

Spontanous ventilation under room air

After degassing

After 12th lavage

After completion of lavages

10 hours after lavage in ICU

  

(FiO2= 1.0, BLV)

(FiO2=1.0, OLV)

(FiO2= 1.0, BLV)

(FiO2 = 0.4 BLV)

pH

7.425

7.387

7.349

7.337

7.366

PaO2 (mmHg)

57.5

94.9

249.7

326.8

188

PaCO2 (mmHg)

36.3

41.9

26.3

36.8

39.3

Na (mEq/l)

139.8

136.4

138

138.8

136.5

Cl (mEq/l)

105

104

116

113

109

HCO3- (mEq/l)

23.3

24.6

14.2

19.3

22

K (mEq/l)

3.87

3.41

2.77

3.41

3.95

SID (mEq/l)

38.67

35.81

24.77

29.21

31.45

base excess (mEq/l)

-0.7

-0.4

-10.2

-5.9

-2.6

Hb (g/dl)

12.9

11.6

8.8

9.9

11.6

glucose (mg/dl)

97

201

50

87

141

  1. ABG arterial blood gas examination, BLV bilateral ventailation, OLV one lung ventilation