The Forgotten Hemodynamic (PCO2 Gap) in Severe Sepsis.

Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar Ossama Sajeh MaadaraniAlAsmar Mohammed El-ShablyRagab Desouky ElshabasyTamer Mohamed Zaalouk

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2020)

The PCO2 gap is an important hemodynamic variable in the management of sepsis-induced circulatory failure. The PCO2 gap can be a marker of the adequacy of the cardiac output status in severe sepsis. A high PCO2 gap value (>0.8 kPa) can identify situations in which increasing CO can be attempted with fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis. The PCO2 gap carries an important prognostic value in severe sepsis.

Keyphrases

septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
early onset
drug induced
cardiac arrest
heart failure
left ventricular
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
cardiopulmonary resuscitation