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Archive > July, 2009 Vol. X, No. 7

Anesthesia Alert

Tapping Into Capnography's Hidden Powers

Jordan Tarshis, MD, FRCPC; and Naveen Eipe, MBBS, MD

We all know capnography can detect such critical events as hypoventilation earlier than pulse oximetry when used in conjunction with standard vital signs monitors, but are you aware that capnography can tell us so much more?

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