On Therapeutic Hypercapnia (HCA = Hypercapnic Acidosis)

Interesting line from the following reference article - A very informative read

"In experimental polymicrobial sepsis in female sheep, HCA improved tissue oxygenation and reduced lung edema formation more than dobutamine administration"1

Bench-to-bedside review: Carbon dioxide - Gerard Curley, John G Laffey and Brian P Kavanagh - Critical Care 2010, 14:220 (click to read the article)

1. Wang Z, Su F, Bruhn A, Yang X, Vincent JL: Acute hypercapnia improves indices of tissue oxygenation more than dobutamine in septic shock.  - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008, 177:178-183