Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Shock Patients, Can End-tidal co2 Measurement Help?

Fluid therapy is important in patients with sepsis and septic shock. There are many invasive and non-invasive methods to assess fluid responsiveness in patients. The specificities and sensitivities of these methods are highly variable. The reason for our study was to determine end-tidal co2 and fluid responsiveness in septic shock patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the fluid response using the End-tidal CO2 difference in septic shock patients receiving intubated mechanical ventilation support.