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Mixed Acid-Base Disorder

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid AcidosisAvoid HypercarbiaAvoid HyperventilationAvoid HypoventilationArrhythmiasHyperkalemiaUnstable ElectrolytesOptimize ElectrolytesIncreased ICPHypotension

Pathophysiology

A mixed acid-base disorder is the simultaneous presence of two or more primary acid-base processes, not one disturbance plus its compensation. Compensation is predictable and quantifiable: for a...

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