uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): ETCO2 During CPR - Prognosis

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A 55-year-old man on ICU has a PEA cardiac arrest. End-tidal CO2 monitoring during CPR shows ETCO2 consistently <1.3 kPa (10 mmHg) despite 20 minutes of high-quality CPR. What does a persistently low ETCO2 during CPR indicate?

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