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. 2019 Apr 12;7(4):E625–E629. doi: 10.1055/a-0829-6284

Table 3. Sedation-related adverse events.

Hypoxia

  • Lowest oxygen desaturation (mean ± SD)

  •  < 90 % (N,%)

  
 97.2 ± 3.8
 12 (7.5 %)
Airway interventions (N, %)

  • Intubation

  • Non-rebreather masks

  • BiPAP 1

 
  0 (0 %)
  8 (4.97 %)
  2 (1.24 %)
Hypotension

  • Lowest systolic BP (mean ± SD)

  • Lowest diastolic BP (mean ± SD)

  •  < 90/60 (N,%)

  
104.7 ± 18.2
 59.8 ± 12.7
 37 (23.0 %)
Bradycardia

  • Lowest HR (mean ± SD)

  •  < 60 BPM (N,%)

  
 86.0 ± 14.9
  8 (5.0 %)

BiPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; BP, blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SD, standard deviation; BPM, beats per minute

1

Required respiratory therapist to administer