Premium
End‐tidal CO 2 monitoring
Author(s) -
BAUDENDISTEL L.,
GOUDSOUZIAN N.,
COTE C.,
STRAFFORD M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb08889.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant hyperthermia , dantrolene sodium , dantrolene , hyperthermia , sign (mathematics) , anesthesia , mathematical analysis , mathematics , calcium
Summary Two cases of malignant hyperthermia are described where the earliest sign was a rise in the end‐tidal CO, concentration. This led to nearly immediate detection and adequate treatment with sodium dantrolene. These cases demonstrate the efficacy of monitoring end‐expired CO 2 concentrations in patients at risk from malignant hyperthermia, as well as a means for following the adequacy of treatment.