High-normal PaCO2 values might be associated with worse outcome in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background While both hypercapnia and hypocapnia are harmful in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), it is unknown whether high-normal PaCO2 values are better than low-normal values. We hypothesized that high-normal PaCO2 values have more detrimental than beneficial effects on outco...

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Main Authors: Tilman Reiff, Oliver Barthel, Silvia Schönenberger, Sibu Mundiyanapurath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1603-0