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Measurement of the arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) is essential in a variety of acute clinical settings and it is often necessary to monitor changes in PaCO2 over time rather than just a one-off measurement. The current gold standard of measuring PaCO2 is arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling but the collection of arterial blood is invasive and associated with complications [1]. To avoid frequent arterial stabs, arterial lines are sometimes placed, but these result in the requirement for level 2 care and are associated with significant risks [2, 3].
Abstract
Transcutaneous CO2 measurement is not a reliable alternative to arterial blood gas sampling in the acute medical setting http://ow.ly/kOll30ntSP1
Acknowledgements
T. Woodcock reviewed the statistical analysis.
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: V. Mummery reports grants from CLAHRC NWL during the conduct of the study and that the SenTec PtcCO2 monitor was on loan from Resmed for the duration of the study.
Conflict of interest: E. Rogers has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: V. Padmanaban reports conference sponsorship from Chiesi outside the submitted work.
Conflict of interest: D. Matthew has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: T. Woodcock has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: S. Bloch reports that the SenTec PtcCO2 monitor was on loan from Resmed for the duration of the study.
Support statement: This work was funded through a Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) research-driven QI project grant. V. Mummery was funded by this grant. This article presents independent research in part funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under the CLAHRC programme for Northwest London. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The work was supported by Resmed who loaned the SenTec machine. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
- Received September 10, 2018.
- Accepted December 23, 2018.
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