2014•Journal watchRequires access
Continuous Capnography During Propofol Deep Sedation
R. Eleanor Anderson, Ron M. Walls
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Abstract
Undetected hypoventilation is associated with complications in propofol sedation. To evaluate whether capnography reduces episodes of hypoxia during propofol sedation, researchers in the Netherlands randomized 427 healthy women undergoing deep sedation for minor gynecologic procedures to receive a standard protocol of pulse oximetry and visual monitoring of breathing versus the standard protocol plus continuous capnography.
Hypoxemia …