Ole Siggaard-Andersen Explained

Ole Siggaard-Andersen
Birth Date:10 December 1932
Fields:Medicine, physiology
Known For:Acid-base theory

Ole Siggaard-Andersen (born 10 December 1932) is a Danish physician clinical chemist who elucidated much acid base physiology. He jointly invented the concepts of base excess and standard base excess.[1]

His doctoral thesis, The Acid-Base Status of the Blood, was published as a book for five editions and in five languages.[2] He was honored by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry who awarded him the Edwin F. Ullman Award in 2003.

References

  1. Siggaard-Andersen. Ole. Engel K. 1960. A new acid-base nomogram. An improved method for the calculation of the relevant blood acid-base data. . Scan J Clin Lab Invest. 12. 2. 177–86. 13848805. 10.3109/00365516009062420.
  2. Web site: Ole Siggaard-Andersen, PhD . 2009-09-21 . 2009-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090621181306/http://www.aacc.org/about/awards/hall_of_fame/Pages/OleSiggaard-Andersen2003UA.aspx . dead .