Medical Surgical Floor

Patient safety is the number one goal for clinicians treating patients receiving opioid therapies such as patient controlled analgesia (PCA) and other continuous narcotic therapies.

Since these therapies may have an adverse effect on a patient’s breathing, it is critical to monitor patient ventilation on the post-operative Medical Surgical Floor, particularly in the post-surgical units and on general floors to avoid a potential respiratory crisis.

Benefits of capnography for patients on the Medical Surgical Floor include:

• Detects early signs of respiratory depression
• Indicates to staff when to aid patients by helping stimulate breathing or withholding/titrating PCA medications

Studies show the growing clinical importance of capnography

Why Microstream®?

Only Microstream capnography has:

• Innovative patient interface technology that reliably samples etCO₂ in both oral and nasal breathers
• Superior measurement technology that provides an accurate, reliable and easy to use assessment of your patient’s breathing
• Smart Capnography to reduce alarms, improve workflow and provide clinical utility for improved patient safety

Standards & Guidelines

Medical Surgical Floor Brochure