Open AccessMedullar impairment resolves hiccups
Author(s) -
Toshiro Obuchi,
Junichi Wakahara,
Naoyuki Fujimura,
Atsushi Iwasaki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.21
Subject(s) - hiccups , medicine , arterial blood , anesthesia , venous blood , blood gas analysis , intensive care medicine
In a previous article we reported the time that hiccups stop as the instant when CO 2 levels in both expiratory gas (EtCO 2 ) and inspiratory gas (InspCO 2 ) reach approximately 50 mmHg. To support our findings, in this article we aim to clarify the precise values of the CO 2 level in arterial blood (PaCO 2 ) and venous blood (PvCO 2 ) during plastic bag rebreathing.