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Measurement of carbon monoxide in simulated expired breath. 2005

F Lapostolle, and H Gourlain, and M N Pizagalli, and P Le Toumelin, and F Adnet, and M Galliot, and C Lapandry, and S W Borron
SAMU 93 EA 3409, Hôpital Avicenne, 125, rue de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny, France. frederic.lapostolle@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr

BACKGROUND Environmental carbon dioxide (CO) detectors used as an early warning method have been adapted to measure CO concentration in expired breath. This technique has been validated in smokers with relatively low CO concentrations, but its applicability to poisoning has not been demonstrated. OBJECTIVE To compare the reliability of toxicologically significant CO measurements performed using a portable CO detector with those obtained using infrared spectrometry, the standard method for blood CO concentration determination. METHODS Experimental study with a CO detector and infrared spectrometer. A balloon simulated respiratory movements and an expired breath. Balloon gas mixtures contained CO, in one of 21 different concentrations from 100 to 600 parts per million (ppm) in air. CO concentration was measured directly with the portable CO detector and two gas samples obtained at the beginning and end of the simulated expired breath were diluted, with validation, for spectrometric measures. METHODS Portable CO detector concentrations were compared with the mean value of the reference method. Simple linear regression was performed using ANOVA to evaluate the parallel between the model with the reference method. RESULTS Portable CO detector concentration measurements were perfectly linear (R2=0.989, P<10(-3)) over a concentration range of 46-645 ppm. The difference from the reference plot was significant (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Given the linearity of the measurements, the underestimation by the portable CO detector at higher concentrations can be corrected mathematically. A portable CO detector should measure CO in expired breath efficiently and reliably.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008954 Models, Biological Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Biological Model,Biological Models,Model, Biological,Models, Biologic,Biologic Model,Biologic Models,Model, Biologic
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D001944 Breath Tests Any tests done on exhaled air. Breathalyzer Tests,Breath Test,Breathalyzer Test,Test, Breath,Test, Breathalyzer,Tests, Breath,Tests, Breathalyzer
D002248 Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Monoxide, Carbon
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013055 Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectrophotometry in the infrared region, usually for the purpose of chemical analysis through measurement of absorption spectra associated with rotational and vibrational energy levels of molecules. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) IR Spectra,Infrared Spectrophotometry,IR Spectras,Spectra, IR

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