Central venous-to-arterial CO2 difference is a poor tool to predict adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: a retrospective study.
Pierre HuetteChristophe BeylsJihad MallatLucie MartineauPatricia BesserveGuillaume HayeMathieu GuilbartHervé DupontPierre-Grégoire GuinotMomar DioufYazine MahjoubOsama Abou-ArabPublished in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2021)
After cardiac surgery with CPB, the CO2 gap at ICU admission, day 1, and day 2 was associated with postoperative adverse outcomes but showed poor diagnostic performance.