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01-08-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Capnography-sample line leak and incremental positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP); an interesting interplay

Authors: Amit Jain, Byrappa Vinay, Jayaraju Revanna

Published in: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing | Issue 4/2020

Abstract

The capnography is an important monitor to assess the patient’s respiratory status. Importance of education for clinicians in interpretation of alarms and various capnography waveforms in different clinical scenarios and equipment malfunction is an understatement. Capnography waveforms due to sample line tube leak is described well in literature. This report describes an interesting effect of incremental positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) on capnography waveforms linked to sample line leak.

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Title: Capnography-sample line leak and incremental positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP); an interesting interplay
Authors: Amit Jain
Byrappa Vinay
Jayaraju Revanna
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1387-1307
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2614
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-019-00388-8

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