The PaCO2 test measures carbon dioxide levels in the blood to evaluate lung function. High CO2 levels can lead to respiratory acidosis, especially in people with COPD. The test requires drawing blood ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel mathematical model that quantitatively defines the relationships between the arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This analysis examined three phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with COPD. Patients with ...

WASHINGTON – CMS has released a final national coverage determination (NCD) for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the home for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure ...

1 Neonatal Emergency Transport Service (Victoria), Royal Women’s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia 2 Department of Neonatology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia ...

What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)? An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood. It also measures your body’s acid-base (pH) level, which is usually ...

Improvement in PaCO2 after 3 rounds of PPV predicted ARDS survival, but to a lesser degree than improvement in the PF ratio. Investigators explored the relationship between ARDS survival and ...

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO 2) monitoring is an essential tool for assessing people with trauma in different healthcare settings. The arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO 2)-ETCO 2 gap helps evaluate the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypocapnia patients had an intubation rate of 41%. They also had an in-hospital mortality rate of 27.7% There ...

It may be possible to develop individualized peripheral oxygen-saturation (SpO2) targets in mechanical ventilation based on a patient's characteristics using predictive algorithms derived from machine ...