Anesthesia in Flexible Bronchoscopy for Lung Cancer Diagnostic

Summary

The objective of the study was to establish which anesthetic procedure used during flexible bronchoscopy has the lowest index of complications.

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• Background Pue CA, Pacht ER. Complications of fiberoptic bronchoscopy at a university hospital. Chest. 1995 Feb;107(2):430-2. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.2.430.
• Results Barr J, Egan TD, Sandoval NF, Zomorodi K, Cohane C, Gambus PL, Shafer SL. Propofol dosing regimens for ICU sedation based upon an integrated pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model. Anesthesiology. 2001 Aug;95(2):324-33. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200108000-00011.
• Results Schaeuble J, Heidegger T, Gerig HJ, Ulrich B, Schnider TW. Comparision of etomidate and propofol for fibreoptic intubation as part of an airway management algorithm:a prospective, randomizes, double-blind study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2005 Oct;22(10):762-7. doi: 10.1017/s0265021505001262.
• Results Amitai Y, Zylber-Katz E, Avital A, Zangen D, Noviski N. Serum lidocaine concentrations in children during bronchoscopy with topical anesthesia. Chest. 1990 Dec;98(6):1370-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.98.6.1370.
• Results Koyama S, Koh H, Noda K, Tagami N, Asada A. [A comparison of the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after propofol-fentanyl anesthesia and that after nitrous oxide-isoflurane anesthesia]. Masui. 1998 Mar;47(3):286-9. Japanese.
• Results Hautmann H, Bauer M, Pfeifer KJ, Huber RM. Flexible bronchoscopy: a safe method for metal stent implantation in bronchial disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Feb;69(2):398-401. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01398-3.
• Results Cartwright CR, Henson LC, Ward DS. Effects of alfentanil on the ventilatory response to sustained hypoxia. Anesthesiology. 1998 Sep;89(3):612-9. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199809000-00009.
• Results Pereira W Jr, Kovnat DM, Snider GL. A prospective cooperative study of complications following flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Chest. 1978 Jun;73(6):813-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.73.6.813.
• Results Clarkson K, Power CK, O'Connell F, Pathmakanthan S, Burke CM. A comparative evaluation of propofol and midazolam as sedative agents in fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Chest. 1993 Oct;104(4):1029-31. doi: 10.1378/chest.104.4.1029.

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