Review article
Clinical Applications of Capnography
ZORICA NIKOLOVA-TODOROVA
; Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, Vodnjanska 17, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Abstract
This article gives a short review of the basic definitions of capnography and its use. The introduction gives an overview of the historical development of this procedure. Technical features of the method are presented, followed by several definitions for understanding the basic terms needed to realize the applications of capnography. The last section is a descriptive part that explains the most important clinical applications of capnography, the strengths and limitations of this method. This article distinguishes capnography applications as a single procedure and its benefits as a complimentary procedure.
Keywords
capnography; monitoring; ventilation; end-tidal CO2
Hrčak ID:
20361
URI
Publication date:
1.2.2008.
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