SAN DIEGO—End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring could aid resuscitation of trauma patients presenting with hypovolemic shock undergoing emergency surgery, a retrospective study suggests. ETCO2 of less than 20 mm Hg was a 95% predictor of intraoperative cardiac arrest or death.
“Our results suggest that end-tidal carbon dioxide is a valuable short-term prognostic indicator in trauma patients underdoing emergency surgery,” said Danielle K. Bodzin, MD, an