Commentary Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the field1 Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine, 35100 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, USA 2 Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 317, Los Angeles, CA 90087 USA
Critical Care 2008, 12:90doi:10.1186/cc7090
See related research by Kolar et al., http://ccforum.com/content/12/5/R115 AbstractKolar and colleagues contribute an additional and important incentive for rescuers to utilize end-tidal carbon dioxide tensions as a routine monitor to guide management and decision-making during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. They conclude that below-threshold levels of 14 mmHg (1.5 kPa) measured after 20 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation reliably predict that spontaneous circulation cannot be restored. |




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