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The PCO2 Gaps

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Hemodynamic Monitoring

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Abstract

Carbon dioxide is a catabolic product generated during the Krebs cycle under normoxic conditions. As a final product of cellular respiration, carbon dioxide-derived variables could be potentially used to monitor tissue perfusion and to detect the appearance of anaerobic metabolism during shock states.

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  3. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent

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Ospina-Tascón, G.A. (2019). The PCO2 Gaps. In: Pinsky, M.R., Teboul, JL., Vincent, JL. (eds) Hemodynamic Monitoring. Lessons from the ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69269-2_16

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