Assessing the cost-effectiveness of capnography for end-tidal CO monitoring during in-hospital cardiac arrest: A middle-income country perspective analysis.

Study Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of EtCO monitoring during in-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest (CA) care outside the intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency room department.

Design: We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis based on a simple decision model cost analysis and reported the study using the CHEERS checklist. Model inputs were derived from a retrospective Brazilian cohort study, complemented by information obtained through a literature review.