Resus Tonight - Critical Care and Emergency Nursing

Ep.6 - CO2 Without Borders

August 30, 2019 Resus Tonight Season 1 Episode 6
Resus Tonight - Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
Ep.6 - CO2 Without Borders
Show Notes

If you aren't using waveform capnography where appropriate, you are not evaluating ventilation and gas exchange properly.

It is a highly reliable way to evaluate CPR effectiveness and return of spontaneous circulation

  • It can also be used as a prognosticator for cardiac arrest
  • Capnography is probably the single most useful tool for monitoring patient status during procedural sedation
  • Waveform capnography can be used as a marker of metabolic assessment