End-Tidal CO2
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Mainstream Monitoring
In mainstream monitoring mode, the patient is intubated with an
endotracheal tube that is connected to a ventilator (see below).
STEPS: Mainstream Monitoring Setup
1. Select a mainstream airway adapter. Make sure the windows
are clean and dry. Clean or replace the adapter if necessary.
2. Snap the airway adapter into the Capnostat. Align the mark
on the bottom of the adapter with the mark on the bottom of
the sensor. You will hear a click when the connection is
made.
3. If you are switching adapter types (e.g., mainstream to side-
stream, or adult to neonatal, etc.), you must perform an
adapter calibration. Refer to the section Calibrating the
adapter and sensor section in this chapter.
4. Insert the airway adapter in a vertical position between the
elbow and the ventilator circuit “Y”. Make sure that the sen-
sor cable is positioned away from the patient.
NOTE: It is important to position the adapter vertically. This pre-
vents patient secretions from obscuring the adapter windows.
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