Clinical Trial: The Value of Partial Arterial Carbon Dioxide Pressure - End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Gradient Courses in Predicting Acute Renal Injury in Critically Ill Patients on Mechanical Ventilation: A Novel Hemodynamic Marker?
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition:
Acute Kidney Injury
Ventilated Patient in Intensive Care
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: The Value of Partial Arterial Carbon Dioxide Pressure - End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Gradient Courses in Predicting Acute Renal Injury in Critically Ill Patients on Mechanical Ventilation: A Novel Hemodyn
Brief Summary:
End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO?) refers to the level of carbon dioxide in the air exhaled during expiration and is measured using capnography. EtCO? is an important monitoring parameter in the management of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, providing indirect information about the patient's cardiac output, pulmonary perfusion-ventilation (V/Q) status, and metabolic activity. The Pa-EtCO? gradient, the difference between EtCO? and arterial CO? partial pressure (PaCO?), changes significantly,…
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