Acid-Base Balance and Blood-Gas Analysis in Bronchopneumonia in Infancy and Childhood
| Main Authors: | Said, Mardjanis, Boediman, I., Rahajoe, Nastiti N., Rahajoe, Noenoeng |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eArticle |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2321 https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2321/1973 |
Daftar Isi:
- Arterial Blood-Gas and pH changes were studied in sixty-three infants and children aged 6 years or less, with severe and uncomplicated bronchopneumonia, which was proven clinically and radiologically. Fifty-five (87.3%) patients showed a ventilatory insufficiency (PaC02 below 35 mmHg). Only 3 (4.8%) cases were found with carbon retention as a sign of ventilatory failure (PaC02 above 45 mmHg). Twenty-eight (44.4%) cases had metabolic component. The suggested causes of metabolic acidosis in these cases were the inflammatory process in the lungs itself which caused hypoxia, and a low intake during their sickness prior to admission to the hospital.