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Table 1 Results of arterial blood gas analysis from the time of admission to the ICU until the introduction of ECMO

From: A case of afterload mismatch associated with shivering leading to fatal hypoxia in a COVID-19 patient

 

Admission to ICU

Pre-intubation

Post-intubation

FIO2

0.6

1.0

1.0

Setting

HFNC

HFNC

Intubated

pH

7.396

7.479

7.144

PaO2 (mmHg)

78.9

40.3

38.4

PaCO2 (mmHg)

43.3

31.0

77.0

SaO2 (%)

91.4

65.2

53.1

HCO3 (mEq/L)

25.8

22.7

25.3

Base excess (mEq/L)

1.1

0.7

−7.0