Can Providers Use Clinical Skills to Assess the Adequacy of Ventilation in Children During Bag-Valve Mask Ventilation?
Becker HJ, Langhan ML. Can Providers Use Clinical Skills to Assess the Adequacy of Ventilation in Children During Bag-Valve Mask Ventilation? Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, Publish Ahead of Print: 1. PMID: 29084068, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag-valve mask ventilationBVM ventilationPediatric patientsAbnormal ventilationMask ventilationNineteen providersNormal ventilationCapnography dataInduction of anesthesiaTotal mean durationAdequacy of ventilationClinical skillsCapnography monitoringRespiratory supportMedian ageNonintubated patientsElective surgeryMean durationHealthy childrenMinute ventilationClinical assessmentPatientsInappropriate ventilationStandard monitoringCapnography valuesThe impact of capnography monitoring among children and adolescents in the postanesthesia care unit: a randomized controlled trial
Langhan ML, Li F, Lichtor JL. The impact of capnography monitoring among children and adolescents in the postanesthesia care unit: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Anesthesia 2017, 27: 385-393. PMID: 28177565, DOI: 10.1111/pan.13077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostanesthesia care unitPulse oximetryRespiratory depressionAdverse eventsCare unitRespiratory eventsControl groupPediatric postanesthesia care unitAddition of capnographyRates of hypoxemiaAdverse respiratory eventsStaff interventionsPACU staffOxygen desaturationCapnography monitoringElective surgerySupplemental oxygenGeneral anesthesiaHealthy childrenIntervention groupPatient interventionsAbsence of interventionCapnography monitorStandard monitoringVital signs