Open AccessContinuous End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring during Resuscitation of Asphyxiated Term Lambs
Author(s) -
Praveen Chandrasekharan,
Munmun Rawat,
Jayasree Nair,
Sylvia F. Gugino,
Carmon Koenigsknecht,
Daniel D. Swartz,
Payam Vali,
Bobby Mathew,
Satyanarayana Lakshminrusimha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000443303
Subject(s) - capnography , resuscitation , medicine , meconium , meconium aspiration syndrome , anesthesia , asphyxia , neonatal resuscitation , pregnancy , biology , fetus , genetics
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommends close monitoring of oxygenation during the resuscitation of newborns using a pulse oximeter. However, there are no guidelines for monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) to assess ventilation. Considering that cerebral blood flow (CBF) correlates directly with PaCO2, continuous capnography monitoring of end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) may limit fluctuations in PaCO2 and, therefore, CBF during resuscitation of asphyxiated infants.