title: The capnogram as a guide to the efficacy of cardiac massage.
abstract: Recordings from three patients in cardiac arrest are shown to illustrate the importance of monitoring pulmonary perfusion by means of the capnogram as a continuous guide to the cardiac output achieved by cardiac massage and resuscitation. Such monitoring allows the performance to be adjusted to obtain the maximal result.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide