Is the venoarterial carbondioxide gradient and lactate predictor of inadequate tissue perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass?


Toraman F., Ozgen Z. S., Senay S., Gullu U., Karabulut H., Alhan C.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.20, no.3, pp.474-479, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between the venoarterial gradient of carbon dioxide (Dv-a PCO2) and lactate during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).