Non-invasive monitoring of minute ventilation in conjunction with standard respiratory monitoring provides both confidence of adequate ventilatory function and early identification of respiratory distress. Its application has enabled UC San Diego Health to decrease PACU length of stay and ensure appropriate discharge locations in high-risk patient post-surgically. Discharge policy protocols to include minute ventilation parameters have enabled safe discharge after recovery, decreasing cost to both patients and hospital systems, while increasing bed capacity and patient flow.

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Speaker(s)

Lindsay Holt PhD MSN RN CPAN
lcholt@hs.uci.edu