Intra-anesthetic Problems - Hypercarbia
Hypercarbia is due either to inadequate ventilation or to increased carbon dioxide production and can lead to respiratory acidosis, increased pulmonary artery pressure, and increased intracranial pressure.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Intra-anesthetic Problems - Hypercarbia." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728226/4/Spinal_Epidural_and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Epidural_Anesthesia.
Intra-anesthetic Problems - Hypercarbia. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728226/4/Spinal_Epidural_and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Epidural_Anesthesia. Accessed September 22, 2025.
Intra-anesthetic Problems - Hypercarbia. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728226/4/Spinal_Epidural_and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Epidural_Anesthesia
Intra-anesthetic Problems - Hypercarbia [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 September 22]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728226/4/Spinal_Epidural_and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Epidural_Anesthesia.
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