The study provides preliminary data showing that PETCO2 potentially can be used in continuous monitoring of OSAHS patients. And PETCO2 can indicate the severity of OSAHS.
In critically ill intubated patients, assessment of adequacy of ventilation relies on measuring partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2), which requires invasive arterial blood gas analysis.
SpO2 alone is not adequate for monitoring alveolar ventilation during sedated endoscopy under oxygen supplementation due to possible delays in detecting alveolar hypoventilation in patients.
The Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI™) is a new decision making tool calculated from measured end tidal carbon dioxide (etCO(2)), respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) and pulse rate (PR) using a fuzzy logic model.
Additional capnographic monitoring of ventilatory activity reduces the incidence of oxygen desaturation and hypoxemia during propofol sedation for colonoscopy.
In a clinical setting, end-tidal CO2 measurements sampled from the nose and the pharynx were accurate and reliable in nonintubated patients with a nasopharynx airway in place during DSA.
Capnography has been clinically recommended for use in the EMS environment for monitoring an intubated patient. Moreover, etCO2 has been shown to provide clinical utility and benefit beyond the intubated patient or simply as a "tube checker."