Thoracic impedance monitoring of respiratory rate during sedation - Is it safe?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-456

  Wilkinson, J N ^a   Thanawala, V U ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CAPNOGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEDATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; BREATHING; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING;

CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATION;

EID: 64149118595     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05908.x     Document Type: Letter

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