END-TIDAL CARBON-DIOXIDE MONITORING IN EMERGENCY-MEDICINE, PART 1 - BASIC PRINCIPLES

Authors
Citation
Kr. Ward et Dm. Yealy, END-TIDAL CARBON-DIOXIDE MONITORING IN EMERGENCY-MEDICINE, PART 1 - BASIC PRINCIPLES, Academic emergency medicine, 5(6), 1998, pp. 628-636
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
ISSN journal
10696563
Volume
5
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
628 - 636
Database
ISI
SICI code
1069-6563(1998)5:6<628:ECMIEP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
End-tidal carbon dioxide (PetCO(2)) monitoring is becoming more common in both the ED and the out-of-hospital setting. Its main use has been as an aid when confirming endotracheal intubation. However, since CO2 is intrinsically coupled with states of metabolism, circulation, and ventilation, PetCO(2) monitoring along with analysis of its capnograph ic component is becoming increasingly valuable for other uses in the E D. This article reviews the physiology of CO2, the means by which end- tidal CO2 may be monitored, and the components and analysis of the cap nogram.