Abstract:Objective To explore the correlation between the ratio of the difference of carbon dioxide content in venous and arterial blood to the difference of oxygen content in arterial and venous (Cv-aCO2/Ca-vO2), the lactate clearance rate (LAC) and the respiratory variations index of inferior vena cava (IVCrvi) in patients with septic shock. Methods Totally 66 patients with septic shock treated from June 2016 to February 2018 in our hospital were randomly divided into group A (23 cases), group B (21 cases) and group C (22 cases). Using USCOM to record the patient’s hemodynamic data, based on anti-infection and early resuscitation, group A was treated with Cv-aCO2/ Ca-vO2 < 1.1 as the guide for the end point of 24-hour resuscitation; group B was treated with LCR > 50% to guide the end point of the 24-hour resuscitation; group C was treated with IVCrvi < 30% to guide the end point of the 24-hour resuscitation. The changes of APACHE II score, SOFA score, MAP, CVP, PaO2/FiO2, ScvO2, SVV, CI, SVRI, PCT, 28-day mortality and so on in patients before and after treatment were observed. Results There was no significant difference in SOFA score, MAP, levels of blood Lac level and PCT among three groups before treatment (P > 0.05); there was a significant difference in CVP after 6-hour treatment (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the values of MAP, the amount of fluid needed to reach the target MAP, PaO2/FiO2, HR and Lac among three groups (P > 0.05); after 24 hours of treatment, there was no significant difference in P (Cv-a) CO2, SVRI and brain peptide sodium (BNP) (P > 0.05), but there were significant differences in the values of ScvO2 and WBC (P < 0.05). After 7 days of treatment, there was no significant difference in CI, SVRI, DO2 and PCT among three groups (P > 0.05), but there was a significant difference in SVV (P < 0.05); there was no significant difference in total CBP time, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time and 28-day mortality among three groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Cv-aCO2/Ca-vO2 and LCR have a positive correlation with IVCrvi.