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Respir Med Case Rep · Jan 2018
Case ReportsUse of high-flow nasal cannula in obese patients receiving colonoscopy under intravenous propofol sedation: A case series.
- Chi Chan Lee, Osman Perez, Faryal I Farooqi, Trupti Akella, Sameer Shaharyar, and Melissa Elizee.
- Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital & Medical Center, Aventura, FL, USA.
- Respir Med Case Rep. 2018 Jan 1; 23: 118-121.
AbstractIntravenous sedation during colonoscopy has become the standard practice in the United States given its higher patient satisfaction and procedural quality. This practice is not free of side effects as a significant proportion of patients undergoing this procedure tend to have respiratory depression and desaturation events. Obesity, as it relates to higher levels of body mass index (BMI) has a positive correlation with the incidence of hypoxemia. During colonoscopy High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may potentially improve oxygen performance in patients receiving colonoscopy under intravenous sedation. Here we present 3 cases of patients undergoing adjunctive oxygen therapy with HFNC during colonoscopy with intravenous sedation. We found patients to have lower number of desaturation events and were satisfied with their experience.
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