2017
The 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
2011
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Capnography in the Correction of Simulated Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement
Langhan ML, Ching K, Northrup V, Alletag M, Kadia P, Santucci K, Chen L. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Capnography in the Correction of Simulated Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 590-596. PMID: 21676056, PMCID: PMC3117244, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01090.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tubePulse oximetryStandard monitoringAddition of capnographyStandard monitoring groupPercent of subjectsEndotracheal tube dislodgementLife-threatening consequencesCapnography groupIntubated babiesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAirway problemsControlled TrialsIntubated patientsMedian timeTube dislodgementPhysical examinationInterfacility transportPrehospital providersCapnographyPatientsDislodgementOximetryMonitoring group