Six Vital Signs? Should We Measure ETCO2 in Triage?
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ETCO2 measured during emergency department triage outperforms standard vital signs in predicting in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, and correlates with markers of metabolic acidosis.
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End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Measured at Emergency Department Triage Outperforms Standard Triage Vital Signs in Predicting In-Hospital Mortality and ICU admission. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/acem.14703. Epub ahead of print.