The Growing Mandate for Capnography: The Latest Clinical Studies

Capnography – the continuous ventilation monitoring of exhaled CO2 – is quickly becoming a standard of care for ventilation monitoring of non-intubated patients. Multiple studies have demonstrated that capnography is the earliest indicator of respiratory distress, prompting leading patient safety organizations to recommend that that sedated patients be monitored for depth of respiration through continuous ventilation monitoring.

This white paper outlines several recent clinical studies that provide further validation of the recognition of capnography as a standard of care for patient ventilation monitoring. Download it here.

Recent Clinical Studies in Capnography and Ventilation Monitoring:

• Capnography Monitoring Enhances Safety of Postoperative Patient-Controlled Analgesia. McCarter T, Shaik Z, Scarfo K, Thompson LJ. American Health & Drug Benefits. June 2008; Vol. 1, No. 5, 28-35. Click here
• Capnography and Respiratory Depression. Hutchison R, Rodriguez L. American Journal of Nursing. February 2008; Vol. 108, No. 2, 35-39. Click here
• Monitoring to Improve Ventilation Safety During Sedation and Analgesia. Waugh JB, Khodneva Y, Epps CA, Anesthesia & Analgesia (Suppl.), April 2008; Vol. 106, No. 4S. Click here
• Capnography Prevents Hypoxemia During ERCP and EUS: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Qadeer M, Vargo J, et al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. April 2008; Vol. 67, Issue 5, AB84. Click here.
• Does end tidal CO2 monitoring during emergency department procedural sedation and analgesia with propofol decrease the incidence of hypoxic events? A randomized, controlled trial. Deitch K, Miner J, et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine. September 2009. Click here.