title: Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the field.
abstract: Kolar and colleagues contribute an additional and important incentive for rescuers to utilize end-tidal carbon dioxide tensions as a routine monitor to guide management and decision-making during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. They conclude that below-threshold levels of 14 mmHg (1.5 kPa) measured after 20 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation reliably predict that spontaneous circulation cannot be restored.
authors.affiliation: Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine, 35100 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, USA. weilm@weiliccm.org
authors.forename: Max Harry
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Weil
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide