Emergency department patients receiving opioid pain medicine such as morphine, fentanyl or Dilaudid are eligible. After medication exhaled carbon dioxide is measured. and recorded.
Emergency department patients receiving opioid pain medicine such as morphine, fentanyl, or Dilaudid are eligible. After receiving the pain medication, a small soft plastic tube will be placed between the upper lip and nose. This tube is used to measure the amount of carbon dioxide the patient is breathing out. It can also be used to deliver oxygen if the provider feels the patient needs it. The carbon dioxide breathed out is measured and collected. Other information collected are height, weight, and vital signs. Patient participation time is approximately 2 hours during the emergency department visit.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
278
Albany Medical Center Emergency Department
Albany, New York, United States
end tidal carbon dioxide
measured through small nasal cannula (plastic tube at base of nares)
Time frame: study start, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes
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