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Table 7 Venous blood gas analysis in cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis

From: Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis

Variable (median; mean ± sd)

Finding

Number of cattle

Percent

pH (n = 474)

7.42 ± 0.05

Normal (7.41–7.45)

216

46

Decreased (7.20–7.40)

170

36

Increased (7.46–7.58)

88

18

pCO2 (n = 472)

(median = 43.3 mmHg)

Normal (35–45)

254

54

Decreased (24.1–34.9)

45

9

Increased (45.1–75.6)

173

37

HCO3 (n = 474)

(median = 26.5 mmol/l)

Normal (20.0–30.0)

354

75

Decreased (10.0–19.9)

25

5

Increased (30.1–58.9)

95

20

Base excess (n = 464)

(median = 3.1 mmol/l)

Normal (−2 bis + 2)

127

27

Decreased (−9.1 bis −2.1)

65

14

Increased (2.1 bis 28.8)

272

59