Service Evaluation of the Impact of Capnography on the Safety of Procedural Sedation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Capnography has been associated with a reduced incidence of events related to respiratory compromise during procedural sedation.

Methods

A prospective service evaluation was conducted at a large United Kingdom (UK) teaching hospital to assess the impact of capnography on patient safety within four speciality services: bronchoscopy, endoscopy, interventional cardiology, and interventional radiology. Events were defined as provided by the World Society of Intravenous Anaesthesia. One thousand four hundred one patients were enrolled in the evaluation, with 666 patients before and 735 after implementation of capnography. Data was entered as a convenience sample on site in an offline data-collection tool. Results were assessed for the relative reduction in the incidenc

SUBMITTER: Corbett G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122489 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature