title: Capnography in the gastroenterology lab.
abstract: This article provides the reader with information and education regarding the use of capnography for both adult and pediatric patients undergoing procedural sedation during endoscopy by: reviewing the basics of capnography, in addition to the physiology of ventilation and oxygenation; illustrating how capnography may provide an earlier warning of hypoxemia than does pulse oximetry; briefly discussing current guidelines for procedural sedation and the potential role of capnography; and reviewing clinical situations causing changes in the capnogram waveforms and the nursing interventions that should be made in response to such changes.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy Suite Digestive Health Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eisenbacher
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heard
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D019296:Capnography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen