Evaluation of an Oxygen Mask-Based Capnometry Device in Subjects Extubated After Abdominal Surgery.

BACKGROUND: For early detection of respiratory and hemodynamic changes during anesthesia, continuous end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration (PETCO2) is monitored by capnometry. However, the accuracy of CO2 monitoring during spontaneous breathing in extubated patients remains undetermined. Therefore,...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 705 - 711
Main Authors: Shunsuke Takaki, Takahiro Mihara, Kenji Mizutani, Osamu Yamaguchi, Takahisa Goto
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. May2015
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