Open AccessCorrelation of end tidal and arterial carbon dioxide levels in critically Ill neonates and children
Author(s) -
Hiren J. Mehta,
Rahul Kashyap,
Shruti Trivedi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.133874
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , arterial blood , prospective cohort study , critically ill , anesthesia , pediatrics
End tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) monitoring is considered to reflect real-time estimation of partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood (PaCO2) noninvasively. However, knowledge about its relationship with PaCO2 in critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients is limited. The primary objective was to evaluate predictive capability of end tidal carbon dioxide monitoring and secondary objective was to determine the influence of severity of lung disease on EtCO2 and PaCO2 relationship.