The assessment of end-tidal capnography waveform interpretation and its clinical application for emergency residents in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

Aim: The study aims were to assess the adequacy of knowledge among emergency residents (ERs) and to determine the correlation coefficient between the knowledge and practice of capnography waveform (CW).
Materials and methods: This 6-months questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Emergency Department (ED), XXXX. All ERs were included in this study. Respondents’ knowledge was evaluated by exploring their interpretation of CW according to clinical situations and ability in making appropriate clinical decisions and management. Pearson correlation statistic was used to determine the correlation coefficient between knowledge and practice.
Results: Forty-eight ERs participated in the study. The mean score for knowledge and practice (± SD) was 5.69 ± 1.82 and 4.40 ± 1.8, respectively. There was no correlation between knowledge and practice (r = 0.186, p = 0.207).
Conclusions: The ability to interpret the CW among ERs was decent. However, understanding the relevance of the CW findings and the subsequent clinical management was poor.