Effects of Different Ventilatory Strategy During Bronchoscopy

Effects of Different Ventilatory Strategy During Bronchoscopy

The execution of diagnostic-therapeutic investigations by bronchial endoscopy can expose the patient to hypoxemia. For this reason, oxygen therapy is administered at low or high flows during the course of bronchoscopic procedures.

Our study aim was to evaluate the efficacy and complications of High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) via Supraglottic jet oxygenation and ventilation (SJOV)during flexible bronchoscopy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• need for bronchial endoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• life-threatening cardiac aritmia or acute miocardical infarction within 6 weeks need for invasive or non invasive ventilation presence of pneumothorax or pulmonary enphisema or bullae recent (within 1 week) thoracic surgery presence of chest burns presence of tracheostomy pregnancy nasal or nasopharyngeal diseases dementia lack of consent or its withdrawal