BACKGROUND Verification of the correct placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) has been one of the most challenging issues of airway management in the field of emergency medicine. Early detection of oesophagal intubation through a reliable method is important for emergency physicians. AIM The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of tracheal rapid ultrasound exam (TRUE) to ...

INTRODUCTION We attempted to adapt a METI Emergency Care Simulator to support anesthesia scenarios but faced two challenges: the CO2 gas exhaled by the mannequin does not represent the simulated patient's physical status, and the METI Waveform Display software does not support capnography monitoring. METHODS We developed a software application that simulates a CO2 trace that corresponds to th...

OBJECTIVE To examine the feasibility of using expiratory capnography as an indicator of airway obstruction in non-intubated resuscitation room patients. METHODS Patients with potential respiratory compromise admitted to the resuscitation room were assessed for widespread expiratory wheeze. This was taken as clinical evidence of airways obstruction. Expiratory capnograms of these patients and ...

This guideline updates and replaces the 5th edition of Standards Monitoring published in 2015. The aim this document is to provide guidance on minimum standards for monitoring any patient undergoing anaesthesia or sedation under care an anaesthetist. recommendations are primarily aimed at anaesthetists practising UK Ireland, but it recognised that these guidelines may also be use other areas wo...

STUDY OBJECTIVE to assess the accuracy of nasal capnography for the monitoring of ventilation in extubated morbidly obese patients, following bariatric surgery. DESIGN prospective descriptive study. SETTING Post-anesthesia care unit. PATIENTS 25 consecutive morbidly obese patients admitted to the PACU after open bariatric surgery. INTERVENTION Patients had a nasal cannula designed to ad...