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Contraindications

Use these educational prompts with current orders, protocols, patient assessment, facility policy, and supervising-clinician direction.

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Capnography

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Relative contraindications Factors requiring individualized risk-benefit assessment, added precautions, or a modified approach. View list

Relative contraindications

Use individualized risk-benefit assessment, added precautions, or a modified approach as authorized for the patient and setting.

  • Severe low perfusion, large airway or mask leaks, mouth breathing with nasal-only sampling, condensate, obstruction, or inappropriate sampling dead space may reduce accuracy or eliminate the waveform.

Sources

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

  1. Owens B, Hall C. Application of End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring to ICU Management. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2024;47(2):157-162. doi:10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000506. PMID:38419179.
  2. Wollner EA, et al. Capnography-An Essential Monitor, Everywhere: A Narrative Review. Anesth Analg. 2023;137(5):934-942. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006689. PMID:37862392.