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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 46, No. 2, 2000, pp. 149-152
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Bioline Code: jp00041
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2000, pp. 149-152
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Review Article - Non-invasive Respiratory Monitoring in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Nadkarni UB, Shah AM, Deshmukh CT
Abstract
Monitoring respiratory function is important in a Paediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU), as majority of patients have cardio-respiratory problems. Non-invasive monitoring is convenient, accurate, and has minimal complications. Along with clinical monitoring, oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry, transcutaneous oxygenation (PtcO2 ) and transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2 ) using transcutaneous monitors and end-tidal CO2 using capnography are important and routine measurements done in most PICUs. Considering the financial and maintenance constraints pulse oximetry with end tidal CO2 monitoring can be considered as most feasible.
Keywords
Pulse oximetry, Transcutaneous PCO2 , Capnography
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