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Unexpected metabolic acidosis during rectal surgery
Author(s) -
HURDLEY JOHN
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1978.tb12468.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic acidosis , acidosis , anesthesia , surgery , intensive care medicine
A case is reported in which severe metabolic acidosis developed during rectal surgery in a patient who was normal in all other respects. The possible connection of pre-operative whole gut irrigation with the development of the acidosis is discussed.