title: End-tidal CO2 monitoring in critically ill infants and children.
abstract: End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is an effective tool to continuously assess the adequacy of ventilation in critically ill infants and children. Optimal clinical application of this noninvasive monitoring technique requires an understanding of the physiologic principles of ETCO2 monitoring and its unique technologic considerations.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Curley
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing*; D013990:Tidal Volume; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide