Open AccessEvaluation of arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure differences during laparoscopic renal surgery in the lateral decubitus position
Author(s) -
Shalvi Mahajan,
Rajeev Chauhan,
Ankur Luthra,
Indu Bala,
Neerja Bharti,
Ashish Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_88_19
Subject(s) - position (finance) , medicine , carbon dioxide , body position , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance , economics
End-tidal carbon dioxide (PEtCO 2 ) is a noninvasive reliable technique to measure arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) in the body under general anesthesia. However, gradient between PaCO 2 and PEtCO 2 (P[a-Et] CO 2 ) is influenced by many factors.