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| Online Publication Date: 15 Jan 2024
Respiratory Monitoring for Anesthesia and Sedation
Respiratory Monitoring for Anesthesia and Sedation
DDS, MD
Page Range: 198 – 201
DOI: 10.2344/862700
This article reviews the theory and practice of routine respiratory monitoring during anesthesia and sedation. Oxygen monitoring and capnography methods are reviewed. The current ventilation monitoring system of choice is considered a combination of the pulse oximeter and capnography. Guidelines are provided for monitoring standards.
Copyright: © 1987 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr. Jay A. Anderson, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Received: 02 Jul 1987
Accepted: 09 Sept 1987