Understanding the venous–arterial CO2 to arterial–venous O2 content difference ratio

Introduction Early identification of tissue hypoperfusion is a cornerstone of shock management [1]. Normal macrohemodynamic and oxygen-derived parameters do not, however, rule out the presence of tissue hypoxia [2]. In this setting, carbon dioxide (CO2)-derived variables may provide information on m...

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Autores: Ospina-Tascón, Gustavo A., Cecconi, Maurizio, Hernández, Glenn
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad ICESI
Repositorio:Repositorio ICESI
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/82294
Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00134-016-4233-7
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/82294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4233-7
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dióxido de Carbono
Microcirculación
Ciencias socio biomédicas
Reanimación
Biomedical sciences
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Sumario:Introduction Early identification of tissue hypoperfusion is a cornerstone of shock management [1]. Normal macrohemodynamic and oxygen-derived parameters do not, however, rule out the presence of tissue hypoxia [2]. In this setting, carbon dioxide (CO2)-derived variables may provide information on macroand microvascular blood flow [3] and also on the presence of anaerobic metabolism [4, 5]. Importantly, variations in CO2 occur more rapidly than changes in lactate kinetics, making the former an attractive biomarker for monitoring, especially during the early stages of resuscitation [6, 7].