THE EFFECT OF CARBON DIOXIDE ON CARDIAC OUTPUT IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MECHANICAL VENTILATION FOLLOWING OPEN HEART SURGERY

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. 1035 - 1042
• Main Authors: HEWITT, PENELOPE B., CHAMBERLAIN, J.H., SEED, R.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1973; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Adult; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Carbon Dioxide - blood; Cardiac Catheterization; Cardiac Output; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Extracorporeal Circulation; Female; Heart Rate - drug effects; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Male; Middle Aged; Oxygen - blood; Partial Pressure; Positive-Pressure Respiration

Measurements of cardiac output were made on twelve patients undergoing intermittent positive pressure ventilation following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Initial control measurements were made during mild hyperventilation, repeated after addition of carbon dioxide to the inspired gases and again f...