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Thorax 55:550-554 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.7.550
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One year period prevalence study of respiratory acidosis in acute exacerbations of COPD: implications for the provision of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen administration

Table 2

Median pH of acidotic patients by oxygen category with % fully correcting the pH on arrival to the ward

<7.3 kPa 7.3–10.0 kPa 10–13.3 kPa >13.3 kPa
Median pH 7.319 7.313 7.303 7.290
% Improved 12.7 (9/71) 19.6 (9/46) 23.3 (10/43) 31.6 (12/38)

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