Noor Hussain, Asadullah Jafri, Rashad Siddiqi.
Efficacy of Esophageal detector device in verification of Endotracheal tube placement.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;56(1):3-6.

Aims of Study: To assess accuracy of esophageal detector device (EED) for detection of endotracheal tube placement and to compare its performance with that of capnography. Patients and Methods: A prospective study in which 400 patients were divided into two groups. In group-I the patients were intubated as per routine, then the EDD and capnograph were again used to check both the tubes. Results: The result showed 100% sensitivity, 100% specificity and 100% predictive value for EDD. Conclusion: The EDD was found to be very effective device in differentiating esophageal from tracheal intubation.

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