Continuous non-invasive PCO2 monitoring in weaning patients: Transcutaneous is advantageous over end-tidal PCO2.
Sarah Bettina StanzelWolfram WindischFriederike S MagnetClaudia SchmoorChristian KaragiannidisJens CallegariSophie E HuttmannJan H StorrePublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)
Our data therefore support PtcCO2 as a suitable means for monitoring PCO2 in patients undergoing invasive MV. This is in contrast to PetCO2 , which clearly underestimated PaCO2 , especially in patients with COPD.