Influence of chest compression artefact on capnogram-based ventilation detection during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Capnography has been proposed as a method for monitoring the ventilation rate during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A high incidence (above 70%) of capnograms distorted by chest compression induced oscillations has been previously reported in out-of-hospital (OOH) CPR. The aim of the study was to better characterize the chest compression artefact and to evaluate its influence on the performance of a capnogram-based ventilation detector during OOH CPR.

Source: Resuscitation - December 12, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mikel Leturiondo, Sof ía Ruiz de Gauna, Jesus M. Ruiz, J. Julio Gutiérrez, Luis A. Leturiondo, Digna M. González-Otero, James K. Russell, Dana Zive, Mohamud Daya Tags: < ![CDATA[Clinical paper]] > Source Type: research