Resting End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Predicts Respiratory Complications in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgical Procedures

• Authors: BRAT Kristián; TOTHOVA Zuzana; MERTA Zdeněk; TASKOVA Alice; HOMOLKA Pavel; VASAKOVA Martina; SKŘIČKOVÁ Jana; ŠRÁMEK Vladimír; OLSON Lyle J.; ČUNDRLE Ivan
• Year of publication: 2016
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.070
• Field: Pneumology
• Keywords: Carbon Dioxide; Respiratory Complications
• Description: Ventilatory efficiency (Math Eqe/Math Eqco2 slope [minute ventilation to carbon dioxide output slope]) has been shown to predict morbidity and mortality in lung resection candidates. Patients with increased Math Eqe/Math Eqco2 during exercise also exhibit an increased Math Eqe/Math Eqco2 ratio and a decreased end-tidal CO2 at rest. This study hypothesized that ventilatory values at rest predict respiratory complications and death in patients undergoing thoracic surgical procedures.