Splendors and miseries of expired CO2 measurement in the suspicion of pulmonary embolism.
Capnography has been studied for decades as a potential diagnostic tool for suspected pulmonary embolism. Despite technological refinements and its combination with other non-invasive instruments, no evidence to date allows recommending the use of expired carbon dioxide measurement as a rule-out test for pulmonary embolism without additional radiological testing. Further investigations are, however, still warranted.
Franck
F
Verschuren
Arnaud
A
Perrier
D001944:Breath Tests; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide