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SUBMITTER: Fuller BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633513 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fuller Brian M BM Mohr Nicholas M NM Drewry Anne M AM Ferguson Ian T IT Trzeciak Stephen S Kollef Marin H MH Roberts Brian W BW
Journal of critical care 20170426
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe the prevalence of hypocapnia and hypercapnia during the earliest period of mechanical ventilation, and determine the association between P<sub>a</sub>CO<sub>2</sub> and mortality.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A cohort study using an emergency department registry of mechanically ventilated patients. P<sub>a</sub>CO<sub>2</sub> was categorized: hypocapnia (<35mmHg), normocapnia (35-45mmHg), and hypercapnia (>45mmHg). The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharg ...[more]