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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Appropriate personnel and equipment for propofol use in an endoscopic procedure room At least one person who is qualified in both basic and advanced life support skills (ie, tracheal intubation, defibrillation, use of resuscitation medications) Physiologic monitoring should include pulse oximetry, electrocardiography, and automated blood pressure measurement. Monitoring oxygenation by pulse oximetry is not a substitute for monitoring ventilatory function Equipment for airway management and resuscitation Trained personnel dedicated to the continuous and uninterrupted monitoring of the patient's physiologic parameters and administration of propofol Extended monitoring with capnography should be considered as it may decrease the risks during deep sedation Reproduced with permission from: Faigel DO, Baron TH, Goldstein JL, et al. Guidelines for the use of deep sedation and anesthesia for GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2002; 56:613. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science.