Open AccessRelationship between acute hypercarbia and hyperkalaemia during surgery
Author(s) -
Laurence Weinberg,
A. Clouston Russell,
Lois Mackley,
Charles Dunnachie,
Joshua Meyerov,
Chong Oon Tan,
Michael H-G Li,
Raymond Hu,
Dharshi Karalapillai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3711
Subject(s) - hypercarbia , medicine , potassium , acidosis , respiratory acidosis , hypercapnia , anesthesia , metabolic acidosis , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry
The relationship between hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis is well described in the critical care setting; however, the relationship between acute respiratory acidosis and plasma potassium concentration is less well understood. In a controlled model of increasing levels of hypercarbia, we tested the hypothesis of whether increasing levels of hypercarbia are associated with changes in plasma potassium concentrations.