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J Pediatr Intensive Care 2021; 10(01): 058-064
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714096
Original Article

Comparison of Simultaneous Capillary Blood Gases and End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Capan Konca 
1   Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
2   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
,
Mehmet Tekin 
2   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
,
Fatih Uckardes 
3   Department of Statistics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
,
Samet Benli 
2   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
,
Ahmet Kucuk 
2   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
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Abstract

In the follow-up of ventilation, invasive blood gas analysis and noninvasive monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) are used. We aimed to investigate the relationship between capillary partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PcCO2) levels and ETCO2 and also to investigate ETCO2's predictive feature of PcCO2 levels. This study included 28 female and 30 male pediatric patients; 28 patients were type-1 respiratory failure (RF), 16 patients were acute respiratory distress syndrome, and 14 patients were type-2 RF. Our results showed a significant correlation between ETCO2 and PcCO2. Although the strength of the correlation was weak throughout the measurements, the strength of this correlation increased significantly in type-2 RF.

Keywords

correlation - capillary PCO2 - end-tidal carbon dioxide - mechanically ventilated pediatric patients

Authors' Contributions

C.K., M.T., and S.B. performed literature search. C.K., S.B., and A.K. collected the data for this study. C.K. completed the study design, and C.K., M.T., and F.U. performed data analysis. C.K. prepared the manuscript and C.K., M.T., and S.B. reviewed the article.




Publication History

Received: 11 May 2020

Accepted: 03 June 2020

Article published online:
20 July 2020

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