Correlation between anion gap, blood L lactate concentration and survival in horses
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Equine Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 19 (1) , 29-30
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1987.tb02573.x
Abstract
Blood L lactate concentration and anion gap were measured in 32 horses suspected of having metabolic acidosis. There was good linear correlation between these variables (r = 0.90791, P < 0.0001) and both were good prognostic indicators. Anion gap was a good indicator of the presence but not the severity of L lactic acidosis and was a slightly better prognostic indicator. The ability to predict survival was not improved by the measurement of L lactate in addition to anion gap.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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