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) |
ETI endotracheal intubation
aBased on the replies of 324 of the 530 EDs queried
bEDs may have both types of capnometry
cThere are eight missing data
dEDs may have more than one reason