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Easton, Felicia, RN

Felici, Deirdre, RN

Leary, Amber, RN

Mendibe, Kim, RN

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Baystate Health Scholarly Commons @ Baystate Health Nursing Research and Scholarship 2022 Presentations and Posters 2022 Does Capnography Monitoring Reduce the Occurrence of Code Blue? Sarah Brandt RN Baystate Health, sarah.brandt@baystatehealth.org Kim Mendibe RN Baystate Health, kim.mendibe@baystatehealth.org Amber Leary RN Baystate Health, amber.leary@baystatehealth.org Christine Callahan Baystate Health, christine.callahan@baystatehealth.org Felicia Easton RN Baystate Health, felicia.easton@baystatehealth.org See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.libraryinfo.bhs.org/nurs_presentations  Part of the Medicine and Health Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Brandt, Sarah RN; Mendibe, Kim RN; Leary, Amber RN; Callahan, Christine; Easton, Felicia RN; and Felici, Deirdre RN, "Does Capnography Monitoring Reduce the Occurrence of Code Blue?" (2022). Nursing Research and Scholarship 2022. 12. https://scholarlycommons.libraryinfo.bhs.org/nurs_presentations/12 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Presentations and Posters at Scholarly Commons @ Baystate Health. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nursing Research and Scholarship 2022 by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Baystate Health. Authors Sarah Brandt RN, Kim Mendibe RN, Amber Leary RN, Christine Callahan, Felicia Easton RN, and Deirdre Felici RN This book is available at Scholarly Commons @ Baystate Health: https://scholarlycommons.libraryinfo.bhs.org/nurs_presentations/12 Does Capnography Monitoring Reduce the Occurrence of Code Blue?  Sarah Brandt, RN, Kim Mendibe, MSN, RN- BC, Amber Leary, BSN, RN-BCChristine Callahan, MS, RN, Felicia Easton, MSN, RN, Deirdre Felici, MSN, RN-BC PICOT QuestionA 30-day pilot was conducted, and an interdisciplinary team provided education on capnography as a respiratory measurement and education on the newly acquired capnography equipment. A nurse pocket guide was created to help streamline the education and process for use of capnography on patients. The team also instructed nurses about the data collection tools. The project team met regularly and gathered information and debriefed on the challenges including key findings and future adjustments to the trial. The key finding with this EBP project was that there were no code blues on the unit. During the capnography trial at least two patients were considered a “catch” as they had respiratory events. After the trial ended, capnography utilization continued and nurses were able to apply capnography for high-risk post operative somnolent patients. One key barrier was documentation during the capnography trial. It was found that documentation was inconsistent.South Wing 6 is a 32-bed adult surgical unit caring for thoracic, urology, colorectal, and bariatric surgery patients. Postsurgical patients make up most of the population along with emergency room and preoperative patients. These patients are at risk for respiratory depression due to anesthesia and postoperative narcotics. Capnography is a technique of measuring concentrations of carbon dioxide in respired gases. Could we prevent code blues by recognizing respiratory depression and/or oversedation earlier by utilizing capnography?Intervention ResultsIntroductionCapnography monitoring may prove to be a successful intervention in helping to reduce the occurrence of code blue events in the hospital setting. Further development of standard procedure and protocols around the use of capnography monitoring is necessary, including identifying appropriate patient selection and documentation. ConclusionDoes capnography monitoring on a 32 bed post-surgical unit reduce the incidence of code blue over a 30-day trial period when compared to no capnography? 

Does Capnography Monitoring Reduce the Occurrence of Code Blue?

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