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Fig. 2

From: Assessment of dead-space ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective observational study

Fig. 2

Values of PACO2, PETCO2, and PaCO2 for both patient groups. Individual alveolar, end-tidal, and arterial carbon dioxide tensions in post-cardiac surgery patients (a) and patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (b). Alveolar and end-tidal PCO2 were obtained with volumetric capnography. The dashed lines represent mean values of the parameters with the corresponding colors. *P < 0.05. PCO 2 arterial carbon dioxide tension, PaCO 2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, PACO 2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide in alveolar air, PETCO 2 end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide

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