Abstract
The Henderson-Hasselbalch approach to acid-base physiology and disorders has been the dominant approach for the last 100 years. Over the last 20 years there has been considerable interest in a different approach developed by Peter Stewart. At the center of the controversy around the Stewart approach is replacing the role of bicarbonate with the strong-ion-difference and total weak-acid concentration. The Stewart approach, however, appears to better describe the nature and complexity of the clinical acid-base disorders of the critically ill. The old and the new maybe partially reconciled by combining Stewart's approach with base-excess. This combination appears to have considerable clinical utility.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Critical Care and Shock |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |