The PEP respiratory monitor: a validation study

The search for a reliable and accurate respiratory rate monitor for use in non-intubated patients has proved to be a long and fruitless one. A new device fulfilling the criteria for such a monitor has recently been described. The pyroelectric polymer (PEP) device is safe, non-invasive, and cheap. In...

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Published in:Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2003-07, Vol.20 (4), p.326-328
Main Authors: Brookes, C N, Whittaker, J D, Moulton, C, Dodds, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adult
Agreements
Capnography
Clinical trials
Emergency medical care
Equipment and supplies
Evaluation
Female
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
monitoring
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Older people
Original
Patient monitoring equipment
Patients
Physiology
Pilot Projects
Portable computers
pyroelectric polymers
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory Mechanics
respiratory rate
Respiratory therapy
Studies
Transducers
Volunteers
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Summary:The search for a reliable and accurate respiratory rate monitor for use in non-intubated patients has proved to be a long and fruitless one. A new device fulfilling the criteria for such a monitor has recently been described. The pyroelectric polymer (PEP) device is safe, non-invasive, and cheap. In this study the PEP device, transthoracic impedance, and standard observer counting were all compared with the existing gold standard of capnography in 12 healthy adult volunteers. Using a standard statistical technique it was shown that the PEP device performed as well as a capnograph and was more accurate than the other currently available methods of monitoring respiratory rate.
ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emj.20.4.326