In the study the value of capnography for avoiding complications during sedation for ERCP is evaluated.
In this randomized controlled trial the utility of capnography gets evaluated. Hypoxemia may occur during sedation with midazolam and propofol. Whether hypoxemia may be prevented by an additional capnographic monitoring is subject of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
242
Capnographic monitoring
Standard monitoring
Technische Universität München
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Knappschaftskrankenhaus der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik
Wiesbaden, Germany
Hypoxemia
Time frame: From the beginning to the end of the ERCP procedure, i.e. from 0h to approximately 2h
Further complications
Time frame: From the beginning to the end of the ERCP procedure, i.e. from 0h to approximately 2h
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