Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 258-264 , March 2010

Does End Tidal CO2 Monitoring During Emergency Department Procedural Sedation and Analgesia With Propofol Decrease the Incidence of Hypoxic Events? A Randomized, Controlled Trial

  • Kenneth Deitch, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ken Deitch, DO, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Korman Building, B-6, Philadelphia, PA 19141; 215-456-6679
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  • Jim Miner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Carl R. Chudnofsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Paul Dominici, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Daniel Latta, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Received 24 April 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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 Supervising editor: Steven M. Green, MD

 Author contributions: KD, JM, and CRC conceived the study and designed the trial. KD, CRC, and PD supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. KD, CRC, and PD managed the data, including quality control. PD and DL provided statistical advice on study design and analyzed the data. KD drafted the article. CRC and JM provided editorial support and contributed substantially to its revisions. KD takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.The Capnostream 20 was donated for research purposes by Oridian Medical, Needham, MA.

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 Please see page 259 for the Editor's Capsule Summary of this article.

 Publication date: Available online September 24, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01429-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.07.030

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 258-264 , March 2010

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