Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 265-267 , March 2010

Should Capnographic Monitoring Be Standard Practice During Emergency Department Procedural Sedation and Analgesia? Pro and Con

  • Steven M. Green, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Steven M. Green, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354; 805-886-6593, fax 805-351-4697
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  • Jay Pershad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN

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    Summary pro and con arguments for routine capnography during ED procedural sedation.

    Summary pro and con arguments for routine capnography during ED procedural sedation.

 Supervising editor: Michael L. Callaham, MD

 Dr. Callaham was the supervising editor on this article. Dr. Green did not participate in the editorial review or decision to publish this article.

 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. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

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 Publication date: Available online October 12, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01446-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.08.019

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 265-267 , March 2010

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