Universit Catholique de Louvain Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

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Expired CO₂ Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department

Franck Verschuren¹, Maidei Gugu Kabayadondo¹, Frédéric Thys¹

¹Acute Medicine Department Accidents and Emergency Unit, Universit Catholique de Louvain Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

This video describes how to perform CO₂ measurement in intubated as well as spontaneously breathing patients. The main clinical indications refer to emergency situations: (1) verifying adequate positioning of an endotracheal tube; (2) achieving normocapnia in trauma patients; (3) monitoring ventilation in the case of procedural sedation.