Open AccessLooking for CO 2 : Exploring the Novel Finding of Low Respiratory Quotient After Cardiac Arrest
Author(s) -
Berg Katherine M.,
Donnino Michael W.,
Callaway Clifton
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.118.009500
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory quotient , respiratory system , quotient , cardiology , combinatorics , mathematics
Research over decades has explored oxygen consumption (VO2) during critical illness, and whether altering oxygen metabolism affects clinical outcomes. Clinicians and researchers have long wanted to know why, despite adequate blood pressure and oxygen saturation, critically ill patients so often