Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 172-181 , August 2007

Capnography for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department

  • Baruch Krauss, MD, EdM

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
    • Dr. Krauss is a consultant for Oridion Medical, a capnography company, and holds 2 patents in the area of capnography.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Baruch Krauss, MD, EdM, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115; 617-355-4049, fax 617-730-0335
    • ,
  • Dean R. Hess, RRT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Received 14 July 2006 ,Revised 26 September 2006 ,Accepted 23 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.10.016

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 172-181 , August 2007

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