Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2013)

Capnography Improves Detection of Apnea During Procedural Sedation for Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiodrainage

  • Christoph Schlag,
  • Alexandra Wörner,
  • Stefan Wagenpfeil,
  • Eberhard F Kochs,
  • Roland M Schmid,
  • Stefan von Delius

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/852454
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 10
pp. 582 – 586

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Capnography provides noninvasive monitoring of ventilation and can enable early recognition of altered respiration patterns and apnea.