Physiological Monitoring for Procedural Sedation: The Routine and Beyond

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Physiological monitoring of vital signs is essential for the safe practice of procedural sedation and analgesia. Oxygenation, ventilation, cortical activity, and hemodynamics can all be monitored noninvasively in spontaneously breathing patients. This chapter discusses the current guidelines and standards for patient monitoring and the essential monitoring modalities for procedural sedation and analgesia in children.

Keywords

Pulse Oximetry Deep Sedation Central Apnea Procedural Sedation Obstructive Apnea 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Division of Emergency MedicineChildren’s Hospital BostonBostonUSA

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