Respiratory Volume Monitoring to Assess the Effect of Airway Maneuvers on Ventilation during Upper Endoscopy
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51320#.VGRvPmfHRK0 Author(s) Katherine Holley 1 , Donald Mathews 1 , Diane Ladd 2,3* , Lisa Campana 3 , Howard Schapiro 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA . 2 School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA . 3 Respiratory Motion, Inc., Waltham, USA . ABSTRACT Introduction: Propofol use during endoscopic procedures has become increasingly popular and assessing and maintaining airway patency is a significant challenge. Anesthesiologists often use airway maneuvers to maintain airway patency and ventilation during proc...