Author/Editor		Grmec, Štefek; Prosen, Gregor; Kit, Barbara; Strnad, Matej; Klemen, Petra
Title		Prehospital monitoring in resuscitation: today and the future
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 5, št. suppl. 1
Publication year		2010
Volume		str. 36-43
ISSN		1334-5605 - Signa Vitae : Zagreb
Language		eng
Abstract		There is growing evidence that early detection and response to physiological deterioration can improve outcome for patients. Working out-of-hospital, we often find ourselves in diagnostic dilemmas, thus more reliable data could change our actions as well as give better assessment of patient's condition. Therefore, we are always exploring new perspectives that could be transferred from experimental laboratory settings to our primary working area in the field to help us improve decision-making leading to better outcome. In the following sections, we represent our previous studies about the utility of continuous capnometry and the importance of point-of-care ultrasound in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and discuss about the possible future use of transthoracis and transesophageal ultrasound, point-of-care biochemical monitoring, tissue oxygen saturation, pupillometry, and mixed and central venous oxygen saturation monitoring in the prehospital setting.
Descriptors		Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Kardiopulmonalno oživljanje Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous Krvni plini, transkutano merjenje Emergency Medicine Urgentna medicina Echocardiography Ehokardiografija Oxygen Kisik Biochemistry Biokemija