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The Journal of pediatrics · Jun 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialImproving detection by pediatric residents of endotracheal tube dislodgement with capnography: a randomized controlled trial.
- Melissa L Langhan, Marc Auerbach, Alla N Smith, and Lei Chen.
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Melissa.Langhan@yale.edu
- J. Pediatr. 2012 Jun 1;160(6):1009-14.e1.
ObjectiveThe authors sought to determine if capnography could improve time to correction of a simulated endotracheal tube (ETT) dislodgement by pediatric residents.Study DesignPediatric residents attended a didactic session that included interpretation of capnography. A randomized controlled study was then performed using patient simulators. Residents were randomized to standard monitoring (control group) or standard monitoring plus capnography (intervention group). The primary outcome was time to correction of ETT dislodgement. Correction of dislodgement prior to decline in pulse oximetry was our secondary outcome.ResultsTwenty-seven subjects completed the simulation. Subjects in the intervention group corrected the ETT dislodgement faster than those in the control group (2.38 minutes vs 3.92 minutes, P = .02). There were no differences in time to correction based on postgraduate year, clinical experiences, or comfort with capnography. Two subjects corrected the dislodgement prior to changes in pulse oximetry, both from the intervention group. Fifty-nine percent of subjects had seen capnography used in the past and 82% felt very or somewhat comfortable with capnography.ConclusionCapnography decreased time to correction of ETT dislodgement by pediatric residents. Capnography should be considered as an essential monitoring device for intubated patients to enhance patient safety.Copyright © 2012 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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