Metabolic acidosis in hemorrhagic shock

A study of a selected group of war - injured patients who had sustained varying degrees of shock due to tissue damage and / or blood loss was undertaken. Metabolic acidosis was confirmed, assessed and monitored during resuscitation by clinical and laboratory means. The course of metabolic acidosis in haemorrhagic shock and the attempts made to alleviate it is discussed with special reference to the controversial problem of whether or not should be corrected by the use of bicarbonate