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- C N Brookes, J D Whittaker, C Moulton, and D Dodds.
- Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Salford, UK.
- Emerg Med J. 2003 Jul 1; 20 (4): 326-8.
AbstractThe search for a reliable and accurate respiratory rate monitor for use in non-intubated patients has proved to be a long and fruitless one. A new device fulfilling the criteria for such a monitor has recently been described. The pyroelectric polymer (PEP) device is safe, non-invasive, and cheap. In this study the PEP device, transthoracic impedance, and standard observer counting were all compared with the existing gold standard of capnography in 12 healthy adult volunteers. Using a standard statistical technique it was shown that the PEP device performed as well as a capnograph and was more accurate than the other currently available methods of monitoring respiratory rate.
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