Table 3
Acid base status of the patients at the time of the lactic acidosis event
Test
Normal range
No
Median
Range
Lactate (mmol/l)
0.7–1.2
79
10.5
2.4–168.5
pH
7.35–7.45
52
7.2
6.67–7.42
Bicarbonate (mmol/l)
24–29
51
8
1.2–26
Anion gap (mEq/l)
8.0–12.0
32
25.5
10.0–42.0