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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
 
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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department

Article DOI: 10.3791/2508-v 07:52 min January 29th, 2011
January 29th, 2011

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This video describes how to perform CO2 measurement in intubated as well as spontaneously breathing patients. The main clinical indications refer to emergency situations: (1) verifying adequate positioning of an endotracheal tube; (2) achieving normocapnia in trauma patients; (3) monitoring ventilation in the case of procedural sedation.

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Expired CO2 Measurement Intubated Patients Spontaneously Breathing Patients Emergency Department CO2 Monitoring Endotracheal Tube Positioning Cardiac Arrest Monitoring Normocapnia In Head Trauma Patients Ventilation Monitoring Capnography Physiopathology Of CO2
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