RT Book, Section A1 Butterworth IV, John F. A1 Mackey, David C. A1 Wasnick, John D. SR Print(0) ID 1161426084 T1 Noncardiovascular Monitoring T2 Morgan & Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 6e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259834424 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161426084 RD 2024/04/20 AB KEY CONCEPTS Capnographs rapidly and reliably detect esophageal intubation—a cause of anesthetic catastrophe—but do not reliably detect mainstem bronchial intubation. Postoperative residual paralysis remains a problem in postanesthesia care, producing potentially injurious airway and respiratory function compromise and increasing length of stay and cost in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).