NPB-75: A portable quantitative microstream capnometer.
A portable quantitative microstream capnometer (NPB-75) was tested in intubated children. The end-tidal CO(2) values measured by this device showed good agreement with concomitantly measured values of a stationary mainstream capnometer (N-6000). This lightweight device, with a 4-hour battery life, graphic capnogram display, and audiovisual alarms is well suited for the prehospital setting.
Singh
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Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583, USA. singhs@chplink.chp.edu
Venkataraman
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Saville
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Bhende
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D000367:Age Factors; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D019296:Capnography; D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D016014:Linear Models; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*