Novel mainstream capnometer system is safe and feasible even under CO2 insufflation during ERCP-related procedure: a pilot study.
Yoichi TakimotoEisuke IwasakiTatsuhiro MasaokaSeiichiro FukuharaShintaro KawasakiTakashi SeinoTadashi KatayamaKazuhiro MinamiHiroki TamagawaYujiro MachidaHaruhiko OgataTakanori KanaiPublished in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2019)
This study confirmed that apnoea was detected earlier than when using a percutaneous oxygen monitor. Measurement of EtCO2 concentration using the newly developed mainstream capnometer system was feasible and safe even under CO2 insufflation.