The Forgotten Hemodynamic (PCO2 Gap) in Severe Sepsis

Background. Central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference (PCO2 gap) can be a marker of cardiac output adequacy in global metabolic conditions that are less affected by the impairment of oxygen extraction capacity. We investigated the relation between the PCO2 gap, serum lactate, and cardiac ind...

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Main Authors: Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar, Ossama Sajeh Maadarani, AlAsmar Mohammed El-Shably, Ragab Desouky Elshabasy, Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9281623
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