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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 47, No. 3, 2001, pp. 210-214
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Bioline Code: jp01062
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2001, pp. 210-214
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Review Article - End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring In Pediatrics - Clinical Applications
Bhende MS
Abstract
End-tidal CO(2) monitoring is an exciting non-invasive technology that is more commonly used in the emergency department, intensive care unit and in the prehospital setting. Its main use has been in verifying endotracheal tube position, during mechanical ventilation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but it is being studied and used for other purposes as well. The new American Heart Association guidelines require secondary confirmation of proper tube placement in all patients by exhaled CO(2) immediately after intubation and during transport. This article covers the clinical applications of end-tidal CO(2) monitoring with special reference to the paediatric patient.
Keywords
End-tidal CO2, Capnography, Prehospital, Children, Endotracheal intubation, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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