Capnographic airway assessment for procedural sedation and analgesia, continued

* Varying waveform amplitutde and width.
• Depending on duration and severity of bronchospasm.
Δ Depending on duration of episode.

Reproduced with permission from: Krauss, B, Hess, DR. Capnography for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2007; 50:172. Copyright © 2007 The American College of Emergency Physicians.

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