Is change in bicarb in CO2 retention faster than believed? V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Is the rate of change in bicarbonate in CO2 retention faster than previously believed? A retrospective cohort study using data from neurologically deceased patients.
IRAS ID
321018
Contact name
Joshua Brown
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
We will analyse anonymised blood gas results from approximately 30 patients who have been declared dead by neurological conditions. This data will be collected from the York and Scarborough trust intensive care records system. We will calculate a rate of change in the rise in bicarbonate levels from the blood gas results during brainstem testing, to see if the compensation for respiratory acidosis is faster than previously believed.
To our knowledge this has not been researched previously.REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/EE/0099
Date of REC Opinion
17 May 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion