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The Fenem CO 2 detector device An apparatus to prevent unnoticed oesophageal intubation
Author(s) -
DENMAN W. T.,
HAYES M.,
HIGGINS D.,
WILKINSON D. J.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2044.1990.tb14337.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , detector , tube (container) , tracheal tube , elective surgery , surgery , optics , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering
Summary A new oesophageal intubation detector device, the Fenem CO 2 detector, was used in 100 patients intubated during anaesthesia for elective surgery. This new device was 100% accurate in the differentiation between tracheal and oesophageal placement of a tube.