I denen studien ble deltakerene bedøvet og fikk mekanisk senket ventilasjon til ca 8 L/min. De viste at mild hyperkapni gir økt blodsirkulasjon. Nevner også at «oxygen off-loading» økte (bohr effect).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8727430

Minute ventilation was reduced from 13.5 +/- 6.1 to 8.2 +/- 4.1 l/min (mean +/- SD), PaCO2 increased (40.3 +/- 6.6 to 59.3 +/- 7.2 mmHg), pH decreased (7.40 +/- 0.05 to 7.26 +/- 0.05), and P50 increased (26.3 +/- 2.02 to 31.1 +/- 2.2 mmHg) (p < 0.05). Systemic vascular resistance decreased (865 +/- 454 to 648 +/- 265 dyne.s.cm-5, and cardiac index (CI) increased (4 +/- 2.4 to 4.7 +/- 2.4 l/min/m2) (p < 0.05).

These data indicate that acute hypercapnia increases DO2 and O2 off-loading capacity in ARDS patients with normal plasma lactate, without increasing O2 extraction. Whether this would be beneficial in patients with elevated lactate levels, indicating tissue hypoxia, remains to be determined.