Hypercapnia complicating massive pulmonary embolism.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1984
Abstract
An elevated PaCO2 is distinctly unusual in pulmonary embolic disease. We report 2 patients with massive pulmonary emboli complicated by hypercapnia in the absence of underlying chronic obstructive lung disease. Profound alterations in ventilation/perfusion matching and reduced cardiac output are probable mechanisms of this gas-exchange problem.
Volume
12
Issue
8
First Page
686
Last Page
688
ISSN
0090-3493
Published In/Presented At
Goldberg, S. K., Lipschutz, J. B., Fein, A. M., & Lippmann, M. L. (1984). Hypercapnia complicating massive pulmonary embolism. Critical care medicine, 12(8), 686–688. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198408000-00019
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
6744909
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article
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