Open AccessEffect of corrective or palliative procedures on arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure difference in pediatric cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Eissa Bilehjani,
Solmaz Fakhari,
Alireza Yaghoubi,
Yashar Eslampoor,
Simin Atashkhoei,
Mousa Mirinajad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/ajps.ajps_97_16
Subject(s) - medicine , capnography , palliative care , anesthesia , corrective surgery , intensive care unit , surgery , palliative surgery , blood pressure , significant difference , intensive care medicine , nursing
The normal small difference (3-5 mmHg) between arterial (partial pressure of carbon dioxide [PaCO 2 ]) and end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure (ETPCO 2 ) increases in children with congenital heart disease. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of corrective or palliative cardiac surgery on this difference (known as DPCO2).