Continuous measurement of arterial and end-tidal carbon dioxide during cardiac surgery: P(a-ET)CO2 gradient

Paul S. Myles; D. A. Story; M. A. Higgs; M. R. Buckland

Continuous measurement of arterial and end-tidal carbon dioxide during cardiac surgery: P(a-ET)CO2 gradient

Paul S. Myles, D. A. Story, M. A. Higgs, M. R. Buckland

Surgery Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

There have been reports of a negative arterial to end-tidal CO₂ gradient (P(a-ET)CO₂) during cardiac surgery, so we used capnometry and an intravascular blood gas sensor (Paratrend 7) to continuously monitor this gradient in 20 cardiac surgical patients. We also compared the values obtained from this sensor with those obtained from a standard blood gas analyser at seven time points. We found a significant change in P(a-ET)CO₂ after cardopulmonary bypass (P < 0.001) though we were unable to demonstrate a negative P(a-ET)CO₂ at any time (95% CI 0.14%). There was clinically acceptable agreement between labarotary and Paratrend 7 measurements during and after cardiac surgery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-463
Number of pages	5
Journal	Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Volume	25
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 1997

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Anaesthesia: monitoring, blood gas sensors, capnography, cardiac surgery

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