Advanced search
Publication Cover
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 14, 2013 - Issue 2
Submit an article Journal homepage
148
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Letters to the Editor

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation and transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The silent watchdog

Antonio M. EsquinasIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
&
Daniele Lo Coco O.U. Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Ospedale Civico ARNAS, Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 152-153 | Received 14 Dec 2012, Accepted 16 Dec 2012, Published online: 10 Jan 2013

References

  • Nicolini A, Ferrari MB. Evaluation of a transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitor in patients with acute respiratory failure. Ann Thorac Med. 2011;6:217–20.
  • Parker SM, Gibson GJ. Evaluation of a transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitor (‘TOSCA’) in adult patients in routine respiratory practice. Respir Med. 2007;101:261–4.
  • McVicar J, Eager R. Validation study of a transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitor in patients in the emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2009;26:344–6.
  • Rosner V, Hannhart B, Chabot F, Polu JM. Validity of transcutaneous oxygen/carbon dioxide pressure measurement in the monitoring of mechanical ventilation in stable chronic respiratory failure. Eur Respir J. 1999;13: 1044–7.
  • Delerme S, Montout V, Goulet H, Arhan A, Le Saché F, Devilliers C, . Concordance between transcutaneous and arterial measurements of carbon dioxide in an ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2012;30:1872–6.
  • Perrin K, Wijesinghe M, Weatherall M, Beasley R. Assessing PaCO2 in acute respiratory disease: accuracy of a transcutaneous carbon dioxide device. Intern Med J. 2011;41: 630–3.
  • Hazenberg A, Zijlstra JG, Kerstjens HA, Wijkstra PJ. Validation of a transcutaneous CO(2) monitor in adult patients with chronic respiratory failure. Respiration. 2011; 81:242–6.
  • Casati A, Squicciarini G, Malagutti G, Baciarello M, Putzu M, Fanelli A. Transcutaneous monitoring of partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the elderly patient: a prospective, clinical comparison with end-tidal monitoring. J Clin Anesth. 2006;18:436–40.
  • Storre JH, Steurer B, Kabitz HJ, Dreher M, Windisch W. Transcutaneous PCO2 monitoring during initiation of non-invasive ventilation. Chest. 2007;132:1810–6.
  • Rafiq MK, Bradburn M, Proctor AR, Billings C, Bianchi S, McDermott CJ, Shaw PJ. Using transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitor (TOSCA 500) to detect respiratory failure in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a validation study. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2012;13:528–32.
  • Kim SM, Park KS, Nam H, Ahn SW, Kim S, Sung JJ, . Capnography for assessing nocturnal hypoventilation and predicting compliance with subsequent non-invasive ventilation in patients with ALS. PLoS One. 2011;6:e17893.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.