End-tidal capnography provides reliable ventilatory monitoring for non-intubated patients presenting after sedative overdose to the emergency department.

2020-02

Millane, Teri

Greene, Shaun L

Rotella, Joe-Anthony

Leang, Yit Hung

monitoring

non-invasive ventilation

patient safety

toxicology

Journal Article

0000-0002-7423-2467

0000-0003-2068-8757

10.1111/1742-6723.13418

To assess the ability of end-tidal capnography to provide continuous ventilatory monitoring in sedated, non-intubated ED patients following sedative overdose. Observational study undertaken in a tertiary hospital ED. Patient ventilation was assessed using capnography over 60 min. Capnography provided uninterrupted monitoring for 99% of total study time. Capnography detected all episodes of hypoxia detected by SpO2 monitoring. Changes in capnography preceded 70% of hypoxic episodes detected by SpO2 . There were no major adverse events or incidents of device failure. Capnography provided reliable measurement of ventilatory function in sedated non-intubated, poisoned ED patients.

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Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA 2020; 32(1): 164-165

Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA