That's if chest compressions make any difference anyway?? No evidence
for that is there?
Best guide to outcome community>15mins not in VT/VF crap outcome. In
VF/VT slightly better
Seriously though most departments probably have difficulty finding the
ETCO2 probe for the patient needing ITU, as its still probably in ITU
Andy Webster
-----Original Message-----
From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julian Humphrey
Sent: 19 February 2003 23:33
To: Andrew Webster
Subject: End Tidal Carbon Dioxide monitoring in CPR
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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