ICU Vivas · Post-cardiac arrest care
Data viva — a post-arrest blood gas and the temperature
A data viva on the post-arrest monitoring — the oxygenation (the normoxia target), the CO2 (the normocapnia), the temperature (the normothermia), and the interpretation and the adjustments.
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Prompt
A blood gas and the core temperature from a comatose post-arrest patient at 12 hours.
Stimulus
You are shown the data from a comatose post-arrest patient at 12 hours:
| Variable | Value | (target) |
|---|---|---|
| PaO2 | 310 mmHg (FiO2 0.8) | (normoxia: PaO2 80 to 100) |
| PaCO2 | 28 mmHg | (normocapnia: 35 to 45) |
| Core temperature | 38.2 degrees C | (normothermia: 37.5 to 37.8) |
| MAP | 72 mmHg | (target: at least 65) |
| Lactate | 2.1 mmol/L | (clearing) |
Interpret and adjust.[1]
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- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.