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Advanced Capnography Sampling Lines May Improve Patient Comfort and Compliance

PURPOSE: Capnography monitoring in non-intubated patients requires the use of an end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO(2)) sampling line composed of a nasal or oral/nasal cannula connected to tubing that goes behind the ears to secure it in place. Some patients find wearing sampling lines to be uncomfortab...

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Autores principales: Blonder, Yedidia, Mazor, Eytan, Jew, Korinne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7901562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33633472
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S292526
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Mazor, Eytan
Jew, Korinne
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description PURPOSE: Capnography monitoring in non-intubated patients requires the use of an end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO(2)) sampling line composed of a nasal or oral/nasal cannula connected to tubing that goes behind the ears to secure it in place. Some patients find wearing sampling lines to be uncomfortable, which can lead to compliance issues with monitoring. To address this important issue, we developed advanced sampling lines, designed to ameliorate the primary factors impacting patient tolerance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A clinical evaluation was conducted to assess patient comfort level and wearing experience with the advanced sampling lines compared to the original sampling lines. Subjects were asked to wear the predicate line and the advanced line for 72 hours each, with individual testing periods separated by at least 48hrs. Subjects were asked to complete questionnaires assessing comfort and smell of the sampling lines at designated intervals throughout the trial process. In addition, a clinician assessed subjects’ skin during and after wearing each sampling line to determine if any skin irritation and disruption was evident. RESULTS: Repeated measures analysis demonstrated improved patient comfort with the advanced sampling line compared to the original line over the course of the wearing period (p<0.05). Additionally, scores indicate that the smell of the advanced lines was perceived as less noticeable than the original line over time. No incidents of skin redness or irritation were reported for either sampling line. CONCLUSION: The enhancements to the newly designed sampling lines improve the user experience, related to both line comfort and smell, which may increase patient compliance with monitoring.
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spelling pubmed-79015622021-02-24 Advanced Capnography Sampling Lines May Improve Patient Comfort and Compliance Blonder, Yedidia Mazor, Eytan Jew, Korinne Med Devices (Auckl) Original Research PURPOSE: Capnography monitoring in non-intubated patients requires the use of an end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO(2)) sampling line composed of a nasal or oral/nasal cannula connected to tubing that goes behind the ears to secure it in place. Some patients find wearing sampling lines to be uncomfortable, which can lead to compliance issues with monitoring. To address this important issue, we developed advanced sampling lines, designed to ameliorate the primary factors impacting patient tolerance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A clinical evaluation was conducted to assess patient comfort level and wearing experience with the advanced sampling lines compared to the original sampling lines. Subjects were asked to wear the predicate line and the advanced line for 72 hours each, with individual testing periods separated by at least 48hrs. Subjects were asked to complete questionnaires assessing comfort and smell of the sampling lines at designated intervals throughout the trial process. In addition, a clinician assessed subjects’ skin during and after wearing each sampling line to determine if any skin irritation and disruption was evident. RESULTS: Repeated measures analysis demonstrated improved patient comfort with the advanced sampling line compared to the original line over the course of the wearing period (p<0.05). Additionally, scores indicate that the smell of the advanced lines was perceived as less noticeable than the original line over time. No incidents of skin redness or irritation were reported for either sampling line. CONCLUSION: The enhancements to the newly designed sampling lines improve the user experience, related to both line comfort and smell, which may increase patient compliance with monitoring. Dove 2021-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7901562/ /pubmed/33633472 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S292526 Text en © 2021 Blonder et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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