End-tidal to arterial PCO2 ratio: a bedside meter of the overall gas exchanger performance.

Matteo BonifaziFederica RomittiMattia BusanaMaria Michela PalumboIrene SteinbergSimone GattarelloPaola PalermoLeif SaagerKonrad MeissnerMichael QuintelDavide ChiumelloLuciano Gattinoni

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2021)

The ratio PETCO2/PaCO2 is highly correlated with CT scan, physiological and clinical variables. It appears as an excellent measure of the overall "gas exchanger" status.

Keyphrases

carbon dioxide
computed tomography
room temperature
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct