Anest. intenziv. Med. 2001;12(2):101-103

Capnoemtry in Emergency MedicineArticles

Pokorný J. jr
Katedra urgentní medicíny a medicíny katastrof IPVZ, vedoucí prof. MUDr. J. Pokorný, DrSc. sen.

The paper presents a review of capnometry in prehospital emergency care. Basic advantages and disadvantages of currently used "sidestream"and "mainstream" monitors are reviewed with respect to the specificities of an out-hospital setting. The most important diseases and situations affectingthe measurement are outlined. The author presents his opinion on current indication for capnometry monitoring in prehospital emergency care. Thereis stressed the need for concurrent capnometry monitoring with other types of monitoring along with careful and continuous clinical observation ofpatients' vital signs.

Keywords: capnometry; prehospital emergency care; indications; measurement modes; complex patient monitoring; carbon dioxide; EtCO2

Published: April 1, 2001  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Pokorný J. Capnoemtry in Emergency Medicine. Anest. intenziv. Med. 2001;12(2):101-103.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)

    • Return to the content


    Anesteziologie a intenzivní medicína

    Madam, Sir,
    please be aware that the website on which you intend to enter, not the general public because it contains technical information about medicines, including advertisements relating to medicinal products. This information and communication professionals are solely under §2 of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. Is active persons authorized to prescribe or supply (hereinafter expert).
    Take note that if you are not an expert, you run the risk of danger to their health or the health of other persons, if you the obtained information improperly understood or interpreted, and especially advertising which may be part of this site, or whether you used it for self-diagnosis or medical treatment, whether in relation to each other in person or in relation to others.

    I declare:

    1. that I have met the above instruction
    2. I'm an expert within the meaning of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. the regulation of advertising, as amended, and I am aware of the risks that would be a person other than the expert input to these sites exhibited

    No
    Yes

    If your statement is not true, please be aware
    that brings the risk of danger to their health or the health of others.