Using pCO2 Gap in the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperlactatemia Outside the Context of Sepsis: A Physiological Review and Case Series

Introduction. There is an inverse relationship between cardiac output and the central venous-arterial difference of partial pressures of carbon dioxide (pCO2 gap), and pCO2 gap has been used to guide early resuscitation of septic shock. It can be hypothesized that pCO2 gap can be used outside the co...

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Main Authors: Petr Waldauf, Katerina Jiroutkova, Frantisek Duska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5364503
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