A sudden increase in partial pressure end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2) at the moment of return of spontaneous circulation

Abstract

The study tested the significance of a sudden increase in the PETCO2 in signaling the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during advanced life support (ALS) under conditions of automatic ventilation with constant ventilation’s parameters.

Keywords

• cardiac arrest
• advanced life support
• capnography
• end-tidal carbon dioxide
• return of spontaneous circulation
• asynchronous compression-ventilation
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation