An observational study of end-tidal carbon dioxide trends in general anesthesia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite growing evidence supporting the potential benefits of higher end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂) levels in surgical patients, there is still insufficient data to formulate guidelines for ideal intraoperative ETCO₂ targets. As it is unclear which intraoperative ETCO₂ levels are currently used and whether these levels have changed over time, we investigated the practice pattern using the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group database.

Methods

This retrospective, observational, multicentre study included 317,445 adult patients who received general anesthesia for non-cardiothoracic procedures between January 2008 and September 2016. The primary outcome was a time-weighted average area-under-the-curve (TWA-AUC) for four ETCO_2<

SUBMITTER: Akkermans A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331507 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature