Abstract:Objective
To examine the extents to which low tidal volume (VT) and endotracheal tube (ETT) leakeage influence the accuracy of ETCO
2
for estimating arterial PCO
2
(PaCO
2
) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with mechanical ventilation.
Study design
An observational study. We evaluated a total of 287 paired ETCO
2
and PaCO
2
values… Show more
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