Table 8 Current status regarding capnometry use for ETI among the responding Japanese emergency departments (EDs)a
Item | N (%) |
|---|---|
Capnometryb | |
 Quantitative capnometry | 270 (83.3) |
 Colorimetric capnometry | 82 (25.3) |
Use of capnometry to confirm ETI | 316c |
 Routinely | 151 (47.8) |
 Sometimes | 106 (33.5) |
 Never | 59 (18.7) |
Reason for lack of routine use of capnometry to confirm ETI | 165d |
 Confirmation by other methods (e.g., tube fogging, chest rise, direct visualization, and auscultation) | 87 (52.7) |
 Discretion of ED physicians | 78 (47.3) |
 Expensive | 18 (10.9) |
 Device shortage | 16 (9.7) |
 Lack of familiarity | 11 (6.7) |
 Other | 13 (7.9) |