Knowledge and appreciation of the effects of CO2 on the heart are necessary for optimal clinical management in perioperative and critical care settings because CO2 impacts coronary blood flow and myocardial oxygen supply. Permissive hypercapnia improves outcomes in patients with respiratory failure, most likely because it reduces ventilator-induced lung injury. Because hypercapnia is a potent… View Article
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