Capnography rapidly confirmed correct endotracheal tube placement during resuscitation of extremely low birthweight babies (< 1000 g)
- 21 August 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 50 (8), 1033-1036
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01087.x
Abstract
During neonatal resuscitation, the routine use of capnography to verify correct placement of the endotracheal tube is not an established international practice. We present four cases that illustrate the successful use of immediate capnography to verify correct tracheal tube placement even in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) prematures (< 1000 g) during resuscitation. Based on this limited experience, we reached institutional consensus among paediatricians and anaesthesiologists that capnography should become standard monitoring during all endotracheal intubations in premature babies.Keywords
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