Acetazolamide-mediated decrease in strong ion difference accounts for the correction of metabolic alkalosis in critically ill patients.docVIP

Available online /content/10/1/R14 Research Open Access Vol 10 No 1 Acetazolamide-mediated decrease in strong ion difference accounts for the correction of metabolic alkalosis in critically ill patients Miriam Moviat1, Peter Pickkers1, Peter HJ van der Voort2 and Johannes G van der Hoeven1 1Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden Corresponding author: Peter Pickkers, p.pickkers@ic.umcn.nl Received: 22 Aug 2005 Accepted: 14 Dec 2005 Published: 9 Jan 2006