Key Facts in End Tidal CO2 monitoring | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Although it has been historically used by anaesthetists during general anaesthesia, End Tidal CO2 monitoring is becoming more common in other clinical areas like emergency environments, critical care, during sedation practice, in ambulatory settings and in post-operative recovery units. Several guidelines have supported the use of capnography outside the theatre environment:

ALS Guidelines (2015) mention “Waveform capnography must be used to confirm and continually monitor tracheal tube placement, and may be used to monitor the quality of CPR and to provide an early indication of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).”6

House of Delegates of ASA (2011) “During moderate or deep sedation, the adequacy of ventilation shall be evaluated by continual observation of qualitative clinical signs and monitoring for the presence of exhaled carbon dioxide...