title: The use of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring to confirm intratracheal cannula placement prior to percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
abstract: We tested the utility of intratracheal carbon dioxide monitoring (IT-CO2) in 10 patients undergoing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT). We have found IT-CO2 monitoring reliable in confirming the correct position of the tracheal cannula prior to tracheal dilatation using the Portex technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, W.A.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: van Heerden
mesh_terms: D019296:Capnography; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*