Table 2.
Decreasing PetCO2 with clinical risk-conditions
| |
PetCO2 (mmHg) |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition: | Present | Absent | P-value |
|
Cardiac Output < 4.5 L/min |
19.5 ± 8.7 |
31.9 ± 5.9 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Injury Severity Score > 20 |
28.7 ± 9.4 |
32.5 ± 9.3 |
0.0012 |
|
Hypotension |
18.9 ± 12.0 |
32.5 ± 7.4 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Bradycardia |
17.6 ± 12.2 |
31.9 ± 8.1 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Cardiac Arrest |
8.4 ± 7.9 |
31.6 ± 8.1 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Major Blood Loss |
23.1 ± 12.8 |
31.7 ± 8.3 |
< 0.0001 |
|
RBC Transfusion |
22.8 ± 10.6 |
32.1 ± 8.7 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Abnormal Pupils |
27.4 ± 11.1 |
31.4 ± 9.0 |
0.0002 |
| Death | 24.4 ± 13.5 | 31.6 ± 7.5 | < 0.0001 |
PetCO2 end-tidal carbon dioxide, RBC Red Blood Cell.