Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Mariame Benalouch

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• Research Article
  Arterial to End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Tension Differences in Infants and Children
  Author(s): Brigitte Ickx, Jacques-Olivier Dolomie, Mariame Benalouch, Christian Melot and Pierre Lingier Brigitte Ickx, Jacques-Olivier Dolomie, Mariame Benalouch, Christian Melot and Pierre Lingier
  
  Background: Several reports have demonstrated substantial mean differences between arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) and end-tidal carbon dioxide tension (ETCO2) in children under anesthesia. Aim: We explored the importance of the (a-ET) PCO2 gradient in a pediatric population receiving general anesthesia, with special attention to the relative effects of age and weight. Methods: After induction of general anesthesia, 129 children, ASA I or II, and between 1 day and 15 years old, had an endotracheal tube placed and mechanical ventilation initiated. After reaching a steady-state ETCO2, an arterial blood sample was obtained and the PaCO2 measured. Results: The mean (a-ET) PCO2 was 1.6 ± 4.3 mmHg for the entire pediatric population. There was a significant negative correlation between (a-ET) PCO2 and age and weight (r =.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000511

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