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capnography
(redirected from mainstream capnography)

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capnography /cap·nog·ra·phy/ (kap-nog´rah-fe) monitoring of the concentration of exhaled carbon dioxide in order to assess physiologic status or determine the adequacy of ventilation during anesthesia.
capnography
the technique of taking capnograms.

mainstream capnography
uses an in-line infrared CO2 sensor connected directly to the airway, between the endotracheal tube and the breathing circuit.
sidestream capnography
airway gas samples are collected from the breathing circuit; the infrared sensor is located in a remote monitor.

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