Splendors and Miseries of Expired CO2 Measurement in the Suspicion of Pulmonary Embolism

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Journal Crit Care

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2010 Feb 17

PMID 20156311

Citations 1

Authors

Franck Verschuren

Arnaud Perrier

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Abstract

Capnography has been studied for decades as a potential diagnostic tool for suspected pulmonary embolism. Despite technological refinements and its combination with other non-invasive instruments, no evidence to date allows recommending the use of expired carbon dioxide measurement as a rule-out test for pulmonary embolism without additional radiological testing. Further investigations are, however, still warranted.

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