The patient with underlying disease must be excluded or analyzed separately

According to the study of Lujan et al [2], volume capnography is an accurate indicator of Paco2 only in patients without bronchial obstruction; so ETCO2 does not correlate well with Paco2 in acute COPD exacerbation.

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 32; no. 12; p. 1536
Main Authors Hajimaghsoudi, Majid, MD, Mojallal Najjar, Fatemeh, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Capnography
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease
Emergency
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Male
Medical equipment
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology
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Summary:According to the study of Lujan et al [2], volume capnography is an accurate indicator of Paco2 only in patients without bronchial obstruction; so ETCO2 does not correlate well with Paco2 in acute COPD exacerbation.
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ISSN:0735-6757
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DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.09.020