The Superior Patient Ventilation Measurement

Hospitals concerned with patient safety are recognizing the significant risk associated with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and opioid pain control therapy in post-operative patients and during procedural sedation. Early detection of declining respiratory status can help prevent serious injury or death in your patients. Capnography excels in early detection of respiratory depression and is superior to all other methods.

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Did you know…

• The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) concluded that neither respiratory rate nor pulse oximetry are sufficient to adequately monitor sedated patients
• ASA recommends that all patients with epidural and spinal opioid administration be monitored with capnography for depth of respiration
• Duke University study concluded that relying on respiratory rate and/or pulse oximetry to detect respiratory distress, without measuring exhaled CO2, leaves patients at risk for respiratory failure
• A meta-analysis concluded that during procedural analgesia and anesthesia, respiratory depression is 28 times more likely to be detected in capnography monitored patients
• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices recommends capnography monitoring for patients receiving opioid pain therapy and recommends against relying on respiratory rate or pulse oximetry alone
• The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation recommends continuous respiratory monitoring of post-operative patients receiving opioid pain therapy, including PCA

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