The validity of central venous to arterial carbon dioxide difference to predict adequate fluid management during living donor liver transplantation. A prospective observational study

Table 1 Comparison between fluid responding status (FRS) and Fluid non-Responding Status (FnRS). Values presented as Mean (SD)

	Fluid Responding Status (N = 20)	Fluid non-Responding Status (N = 47)	P value
C(v-a) CO₂gap	5.5(2.6)	4.3(3.2) *	0.016
Pulm(P-a) CO₂ gap	5.16(4.24)	3.96(2.89)	0.18
Lactate	3.9(1.6)	3.5(2.3)	0.18
CO	6.7(2.6)	8.8(3.4)	0.06
Scvo₂	80.3(12.1)	82.5(11.9)	0.32

*P value = 0.016 with significant difference between two groups. Mann Whitney test. N Number of data points, C(v-a) CO2 central venous to arterial carbon dioxide tension difference, Pulm(P-a) CO2 mixed venous to arterial carbon dioxide tension difference, CO cardiac output, Scvo2 central venous oxygen saturation

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