Introduction: Capnography, is an easy, fast and practical method which its application in the diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) has recently been studied. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and the alveolar dead space (AVDS) in the diagnosis of patients suspected to PTE who have been referred to the emergency department. Materials and Metho...

This case is an anesthesia challenge and management of one-lung ventilation in a patient with pulmonary embolism the ventilated lung. A 50 years old male history thromboembolism segmental subsegmental branches left artery was posted for right decortication. He developed hypoxia (sp02~82-85% ) PaC02-EtCO2 difference ~30 mm Hg on initiation one lung indicating significant shunting blood V/Q misma...

background: patients undergone mechanical ventilation need rapid and reliable evaluation of their respiratory status. monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide (etco2) as a surrogate, noninvasive measurement of arterial carbon dioxide (paco2) is one of the methods used for this purpose in intubated patients. objectives: the aim of the present trial was to study the relationship between end-tidal c...

BACKGROUND General anesthesia (GA) for acute stroke interventions may be associated with inferior functional outcomes. Our goal was to identify physiologic parameters that mediate this association. METHODS Consecutive patients treated at our institution between August 2007 and December 2010 were identified from a prospective database. Clinical data were then extracted by retrospective chart r...

BACKGROUND Colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) detectors can identify airway obstruction during noninvasive ventilation and successful intubation during newborn resuscitation. The resistance of these devices is not well described, and the information provided by manufacturers is incomplete. METHODS We compared the resistance of 3 colorimetric ETCO2 detectors (Neo-StatCO2, Pedi-Cap, ...

The goal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is to preserve the pre-arrest neurological state by maintaining sufficient cerebral blood flow and oxygenation, but the predictors thereof remain largely unknown. Despite recent attempts to improve the quality of basic and advanced life support, no monitored link to the neurological and physiological response of these CPR efforts has been establis...

conclusions according to the results of our study, neck collar fixation has no effect on ventilation in multiple trauma patients. results this study involved 163 multiple trauma patients. of these, 65% were male. the mean of end tidal carbon dioxide (etco2) of the patients without neck collars was 34.62 ± 4.46 and the mean etco2 of the patients with neck collars was 34.21 ± 2.31. there was no s...

OBJECTIVES The hemodynamic consequences of ventilation of intubated patients during transport either by hand or using a transport ventilator have not been reported in patients after cardiac surgery. The authors hypothesized that bag-mask ventilation would alter end-tidal CO2 during transport and hemodynamic parameters in patients post-cardiac surgery. DESIGN A prospective, randomized trial. ...