Open AccessSignificance of the carboxyhemoglobin level for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest
Author(s) -
Youichi Yanagawa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.102405
Subject(s) - carboxyhemoglobin , medicine , return of spontaneous circulation , anesthesia , venous blood , methemoglobin , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , cardiology , hemoglobin , resuscitation , carbon monoxide , chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis
At low concentrations, carbon monoxide (CO) can confer cyto and tissue-protective effects, such as endogenous Heme oxygenase 1 expression, which has antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and antiapoptotic effects. The level of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood is an indicator of the endogenous production of CO and inhaled CO.