The capnography equipment measures the partial pressure or the concentration of CO2 in expiratory gases

 

Capnography is a monitoring technique used to measure the partial pressure or concentration of CO2 in expiratory gases. Capnography is primarily utilized as a monitoring tool during diagnostic and sedative procedures.

A capnograph is a device that analyses air samples to determine the amount of carbon dioxide present. It is most frequently used to keep track of how much carbon dioxide is in the air provided to patients in intensive care or who are under anesthesia. With the use of our Cleo capnography gadget, which is an advanced etCO2 monitor, clinicians may more easily monitor patients by measuring end-tidal CO2 as well as a number of other vital indicators on the same instrument.

Devices for Capnography Equipment can be set up to be sidestream or mainstream. The CO2 sensor is found in the monitoring equipment, which is placed apart from the patient, in a sidestream configuration. A sampling tube of six to eight feet in length, coupled to the breathing circuit fitted to the patient, directs the exhaled CO2 away from the airway and into the device. A compact device that connects directly to the airway, between the breathing circuit and endotracheal tube, in the case of a mainstream arrangement has both a CO2 sensor and a sample cell (ETT). Capnography Equipment is often only able to monitor patients who have been intubated, whereas sidestream devices can monitor both intubated and non-intubated patients. Sidestream measurement 9, 10 Even when a number of new, creative, and ultraportable mainstream capnography devices are becoming available, sidestream measurement has remained the most used form of ETCO2 monitoring modality in Canadian institutions. Capnography Equipment, whether sidestream or mainstream, is offered as a standalone portable device, a module, or a component integrated into other medical devices like defibrillators, anesthesia machines, and patient monitoring systems.