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Professor Ruben Restrepo, Texas University: What's the best way to detect respiratory depression?

1,025 views · Published 8 December 2015 · 58:19 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Philips Healthcare · 2015 · Education

Pulse oximetry combined with careful observations made by caregivers are valuable sources of information on a patient’s breathing situation. But these methods do not take into account the concentration and partial pressure of CO2 in exhaled gases – key indicators of respiratory depression.
Having real-time insight into these parameters may aid early detection of alveolar hypoventilation, and help you take rapid, potentially life-saving action. Measuring end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) provides an indication of respiratory health in both intubated and non-intubated patients. But what are the best monitoring strategies? And just how significant can these readings be?

Watch our webinar to hear Professor Ruben Restrepo from the Texas University Department of Respiratory Care address these and other hot topics.
Join him as he explains how capnography works, evaluates clinical cases, and explores the multiple benefits of this respiratory monitoring method.

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Professor Ruben Restrepo, Texas University: What's the best way to detect respiratory depression?

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