Agreement of simplified Fencl-Stewart with Figge-Stewart method in diagnosing metabolic acidosis in critically ill children
Keywords:
simplified Fencl-Stewart, Figge Stewart, metabolic acidosis, critically ill
Abstract
Background The traditional Henderson-Hasselbalch approach hasproven to be imprecise in critically ill patients. Stewart’s approach
can detect metabolic acidosis missed by traditional approach,
including acidosis caused by increased unmeasured agreement
(UA). The complexity of Stewart’s method leads to development
of simpler modifications, simplified Fencl-Stewart and Figge-
Stewart method. Agreement between both modifications is
unknown.
Objective This study aimed to measure the agreement of simplified
Fencl-Stewart with Figge-Stewart method in diagnosing metabolic
acidosis in critically ill children.
Methods The was performed in Hasan Sadikin General Hospital,
Bandung from July to August 2006, involving <14 year-old critically
ill children. Blood samples for gas analysis, sodium, potassium,
chloride and albumin measurement were taken simultaneously. Test
result was analyzed with simplified Fencl-Stewart and Figge-Stewart
method and recorded with Excell spreadsheet. PASS was used for
interim analysis and DAG_Stat for raw agreement indices and
Kappa calculations.
Results Forty-five (31 males, 14 females) children were enrolled.
Acid base disturbances based on Stewart’s method were identified
in 10 subjects with normal base excess and nine with normal
bicarbonate. Significant increase of UA was detected in 11 of 45
subjects with simplified Fencl-Stewart method, compared to that
of 12 subjects with Figge-Stewart method. Raw agreement indices
showed 95.65% and 98.51% agreement for positive and negative
result, Kappa was 0.94 (P=0.0000).
Conclusions Excellent agreement is shown between simplified
Fencl-Stewart and Figge-Stewart method in diagnosing metabolic
acidosis in critically ill children. Increased UA can be assessed
with both methods.
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www.AcidBase.org
2. Constable PD. Clinical assessment of acid-base status: com-
parison of the Henderson-Hasselbalch and strong ion ap-
proaches. Vet Clin Pathol 2000;29:115-28.
3. Kellum JA. Metabolic acidosis in the critically ill: lessons
from physical chemistry. Kidney Int 1998;56:81-6.
4. Fencl V, Jabor A, Kazda A, Figge J. Diagnosis of metabolic
acid-base disturbances in critically ill patients. Am J Respir
Crit Care Med 2000;162:2246-51.
5. Story DA, Morimatsu H, Bellomo R. Strong ions, weak ac-
ids and base excess: a simplified Fencl-Stewart approach to
clinical acid-base disorders. Br J Anesth 2004;92:54-60.
6. Story DA, Poustie S, Bellomo R. Quantitative physical chem-
istry analysis of acid-base disorders in critically ill patients.
Anaesthesia 2001;56;530.
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anions identified by the Fencl-Stewart method predict mor-
tality better than base excess, anion gap, and lactate in pa-
tients in the pediatric intensive care unit. Crit Care Med
1999;27:1577-81.
8. Durward A, Mayer A, Skellett S, Taylor D, Hanna S, Tibby
AM, et al. Hypoalbuminemia in critically ill children: inci-
dence, prognosis, and influence on the anion gap. Arch Dis
Child 2003;88:419-22.
9. Hatherill M, Wagie Z, Purves L, Reynolds L, Argent A.
Correction of the anion gap for albumin in order to de-
tect occult tissue anion in shock. Arch Dis Child
2002;87:526-9.
10. Schlichtig R, Grogono AW, Severinghaus JW. Human PaCO 2
and standard base excess compensation for acid-base imbal-
ance. Crit Care Med 1998;26:113-9.
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anak: perbandingan cara tradisional dan Stewart [thesis].
Jakarta: Universitas Indonesia; 2005.
12. Fencl V, Leith DE. Stewart’s quantitative acid-base chemis-
try: application in biology and medicine (review). Respir
Physiol 1993;91:1-16.
13. Gilfix BM, Bique M, Magder S. A physical chemical approach
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Crit Care 1993;8:187-97.
14. Figge J, Jabor A, Kazda A, Fencl V. Anion gap and hypoalbu-
minemia. Crit Care Med 1998;26:1807-10.
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van Nostrand Reinhold Company; 1982.
16. Macnab AJ, Wensley DF. The rationale for paediatric inten-
sive care. In: Macnab AJ, Macrae, DJ, Henning R, editors.
Care of the critically ill child. London: Churchill Livingstone;
1999. p. 1-5.
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In: Gausche-Hill M, Fuchs S, Yamamoto L, editors. The pe-
diatric emergency medicine resource, 4 th ed. Boston: Jones
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of pediatric critical care. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Com-
pany; 1997. p. 366-8.
19. Hazinski MF. Manual of pediatric critical care. St Louis:
Mosby; 1999.
20. Carpenter TC, Dobyns EL, Lane J, Mourani P, Robinson A,
Ferguson M, et al. Critical care. In: Hay WW, Hayward AR,
Levin MJ, Sondheimer JM, editors. Current pediatric diag-
nosis and treatment, 16 th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill; 2003.
p. 362-99.
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blood gases and acid-base balance. BMJ 1998;317:1213-36.
22. Uebersax J. Raw agreement indices. Cited 2006 May. Avail-
able from: url: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/
jsuebersax/agree.htm
23. Bishop YMM, Fienberg SE, Holland PW, Light RJ, Mosteller
F. Discrete multivariate analysis: theory and practice. Cam-
bridge: MIT Press; 1975.
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May 10. Available from: url: http://www.mhri.edu.au/biostats/
DAG_Stat/index.html.
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sis, sample size, & microarray analysis. Cited 2006 July. Avail-
able from: url: http://www.ncss.com
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Cited 2006 July 7. Available from: url: http://www.bsc.gwu.edu/
dpp/prot4410.pdf.
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care medicine. 2005. Cited 2005 August 22. Available from:
url: http://www.ccmtutorials.com/renal/Acid Base Balance in
Critical Care Medicine-NELIGAN.pdf.
28. Brandis K. Acid-base physiology. 2002. Cited 2004 August.
Available from: url: http://www/qlanaesthesia.com.
29. Dawson B, Trapp RG. Basic and clinical biostatistics. 3 rd ed.
Boston: McGraw-Hill; 2001.
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acidosis. Shock 2002;17:459-62.
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ing the base deficit: hyperchloremic acidosis following 0.9% sa-
line fluid resuscitation. Arch Dis Child 2000;83:514-6.
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min in critical illness. Brit J Anaesth 2000;85:599-610.
34. O’Dell E, Tibby SM, Durward A, Aspell J, Murdoch IA. Vali-
dation of a method to partition the base deficit in meningo-
coccal sepsis: a retrospective study. Crit Care 2005;9:464-70.
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ment of lactic acidosis. Chest 2000;117:260-7.
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don: Churchill Livingstone; 1999. p. 249-65.
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lactate metabolic acidosis: a retrospective outcome evalua-
tion of critically ill patients. Crit Care 2006;10:R22.
38. Simon S. StATS: Steve’s Attempts to Teach Statistics. 2006.
Cited 2006 July 26. Available from: url: http://www.children-
mercy.org.
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