PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Parag Chaudhari
AU  - Arvind Kate
AU  - Florent Baty
AU  - Joerg Leuppi
AU  - Prashant Chhajed
TI  - VentCheck: Spot measurement of combined oximetry & cutaneous carbon dioxide to screen for type II respiratory failure in respiratory illness
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - p907
VI  - 38
IP  - Suppl 55
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p907.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p907.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2011 Sep 01; 38
AB  - Aim: Combined oximetry & cutaneous capnography has shown to have good correlation with arterial blood gas (ABG). To evaluate feasibility of combined oximetry with cutaneous capnography to detect hypoxemia and hypercapnea in patients with respiratory illness in outpatient or inpatient setting.Methods: 27 patients with respiratory illness underwent VentCheck analysis [on spot or bedside evaluation of oxygen saturation (SpO2) & cutaneous carbon-dioxide tension (PcCO2) using V-Sign ™ sensor]. Patients with PcCO2 > 45 mm Hg underwent ABG to confirm hypercapnea.Results: 7 patients had PcCO2 > 45 mm Hg & mean PcCO2, arterial carbon-dioxide tension (PaCO2), SpO2 and standard deviation (SD) of PcCO2 were 53.75 mm Hg, 53.61 mm Hg, 95% and 10 respectively. Hypercapnea was detected in 7 patients (25%) using VentCheck analysis which prompted us to an ABG. Ventcheck analysis helped us to identify type II respiratory using a non invasive technique.View this table:Table 1Conclusion: VentCheck analysis is feasible & has potential role for spot analysis of ventilation in outpatient or inpatient setting in non invasive manner without any complications.