Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2007

Capnography and Depth of Sedation During Propofol Sedation in Children

Presented at the Pediatric Academic Society annual meeting, May 2005, Washington, DC.

  • Jana L. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jana L. Anderson, MD, PO Box 581289, Salt Lake City, UT 84158; fax 801-587-7455
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  • Edward Junkins, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Charles Pribble, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Elisabeth Guenther, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Received 28 September 2005 ,Revised 26 May 2006 ,Accepted 8 June 2006.

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 Supervising editor: Steven M. Green, MDAuthor contributions: JLA, CP, and EG conceived the study and designed the trial. JLA obtained the research funding. JLA and EG supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. JLA and EG undertook recruitment of patients and managed the data, including quality control. EJ and EG provided statistical advice on study design. JLA and EJ analyzed the data. JLA drafted the manuscript, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. JLA takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: This study was funded by a Foundation Clinical Research Grant at Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00869-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.011

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2007

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