Colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide detectors in the delivery room: strengths and limitations. A case report.
Clinical assessment and end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) detectors are used to verify tracheal intubation in newborn infants. A case is presented in which an ETCO2 detector was misleading in determining endotracheal tube (ETT) position but useful in determining the efficacy of ventilation in an extremely preterm infant.
Kamlin
C Omar F
CO
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. omar.kamlin@rwh.org.au
O'Donnell
Colm P F
CP
Davis
Peter G
PG
Morley
Colin J
CJ
D000328:Adult; D001944:Breath Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry; D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011247:Pregnancy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013990:Tidal Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002245:Carbon Dioxide