Hypercapnia complicating massive pulmonary embolism
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 12 (8) , 686-688
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198408000-00019
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.Keywords
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