A large Venous-Arterial PCO2 Is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Surgical Patients

Background. This study evaluated whether large venous-arterial CO2 gap (PCO2 gap) preoperatively is associated to poor outcome. Method. Prospective study which included adult high-risk surgical patients. The patients were pooled into two groups: wide [P(v-a)CO2] versus narrow [P(v-a)CO2]. In order...

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Main Authors: João M. Silva, Amanda M. Ribas R. Oliveira, Juliano Lopes Segura, Marcel Henrique Ribeiro, Carolina Nacevicius Sposito, Diogo O. Toledo, Ederlon Rezende, Luiz M. Sá Malbouisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/759792
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