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Researchers refine guidelines for pediatric brain injuries

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There are no guidelines on whether a noninvasive method of measuring carbon dioxide from patients’ exhalations, known as end-tidal capnography, is as effective as drawing blood through a child’s artery. This study found that measuring the carbon dioxide level through an artery is still the most accurate diagnostic for pediatric brain trauma.

Source: ScienceDaily.com