An arterial blood gas is drawn in a newborn with suspected transposition of the great arteries (a cyanotic congenital heart defect) with the following results: pH 7.03 / PCO2 65 (8.7 kPa) / PO2 25 (3.3 kPa) / HCO3 16.6 / Base deficit -12.4 The correct interpretation of this blood gas is
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