Monitoring EtCO2 in the
Emergency Department is essential for immediate warning of
hypoventilation, verification and vigilance of correct ET tube placement,
and the evaluation of CPR efforts.
Non-intubated patients needing EtCO2 monitoring (such as asthmatic patients) can be easily checked as to their
ventilatory status with bedside portable monitors.
ED applications of Microstream® include:
Verifying correct ET tube placement upon arrival, and for patients
intubated in the ED
Evaluating CPR efforts and predicting outcome
Quickly determining ventilatory status of patients with respiratory
diseases such as asthma, COPD, and CHF
Providing continuous EtCO2 monitoring to:
Assess effectiveness of therapeutic
interventions
Comply with clinical standards that mandate
EtCO2 monitoring during procedural sedations
Being alerted to respiratory depression from sedation, analgesia or
an overdose.
