Dear Colleagues
Having read the article about end tidal CO2 monitoring in the recent ALS Newsletter and completing my CTR on the subject. I would be interested to hear whether, colleagues are routinely using end tidal CO2 monitoring in the management of patients in cardiac arrest. Is anyone currently doing any research on this in UK?
There is good quality evidence in the literature to suggest that it can provide non invasive information on the quality of chest compressions, and predict the return of spontaneous circulation before a pulse is palable, and may be a be a guide to outcome. This is in addition to confirming the correct placement of the ET tube.
Julian Humphrey
SpR in A&E Medicine
Yorkshire
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