Background: The pathogenesis of daytime hypercapnia (PaCO 2 ≥ 45 mm Hg) may be directly linked to the existence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) per se, although only some patients with OSAS ...

Nearly four years after securing its initial clearance from the FDA, an algorithm designed to watch for signs of hypercapnia in children in intensive care has broadened its scope. The IVCO2 Index was ...

Hypercapnic patients were best separated from normocapnic patients using thresholds for FVC% of 56% predicted and 33% predicted for FEV1%. Hypercapnia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oxygenation and ventilation were measured in the first 24 hours after arrest. The probability of survival went ...

Guidelines recommend targeting normocapnia in adults with coma who are resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Whether mild hypercapnia could improve neurologic outcomes is unclear. New ...

Late actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman in the 1970s and '80s, became an activist for spinal cord injury research after being paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident—making ...

Etiometry’s IVCO2 Index™ is now available for continuous non-invasive NICU ventilation monitoring for optimal outcomes without additional devices BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Etiometry, the leader in ...

Premature babies face challenges in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as their heart, lungs and neurological system continue to develop outside the womb. Roughly half of neonates born at 26 ...

In a trial involving patients with coma after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a strategy targeting mild hypercapnia for 24 hours did not improve neurologic outcomes at 6 months as compared with ...