• Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ying-Jen Chang, I-Wen Chen, Tien-Chou Soong, Chun-Ning Ho, Chung-Hsi Hsing, Chin-Chen Chu, Jen-Yin Chen, and Cheuk-Kwan Sun.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan; Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan City, Taiwan.
• J Clin Anesth. 2022 May 1; 77: 110651.

Study ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of high flow nasal oxygenation (HFNO) on the risk of hypoxemia during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures (GEPs) under sedation.DesignMeta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.SettingGastrointestinal endoscopy.InterventionHFNO.PatientsAdults patients undergoing GEPs under sedation.MeasurementsThe primary outcome was risk of hypoxemia, while the secondary outcomes included risks of severe hypoxemia, hypercapnia, need for jaw thrust or other airway interventions, and procedural interruption as well as procedure time, minimum SpO2, and level of carbon dioxide (CO2). Analyses based on age, gender, flow rate, risk status of patients were performed to investigate subgroup effects.ResultsMedline, Google scholar, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were searched from inception to July 2021. Seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 2998 patients published from 2019 to 2021 were included. All GEPs were performed under propofol sedation. Pooled results revealed significantly lower risks of hypoxemia [relative risk (RR) = 0.31, 95% CI:0.13-0.75; 2998 patients], severe hypoxemia (RR = 0.38, 95% CI:0.2-0.74; 2766 patients), other airway interventions (RR = 0.34, 95% CI:0.22-0.52; 2736 patients), procedural interruption (RR = 0.12, 95% CI:0.02-0.64, 451 patients) and a lower CO2 level [standard mean difference (MD) = -0.21, 95% CI: -0.4 to -0.03; 458 patients] in HFNO group compared to control group. Subgroup analysis focusing on risk of hypoxemia showed no significant subgroup effects, indicating consistent benefits of HFNO in different clinical settings. There were no difference in minimum SpO2 (p = 0.06; 262 patients), risk of hypercapnia (p = 0.09; 393 patients), need for jaw thrust (p = 0.28; 2256 patients), and procedure time (p = 0.41, 1004 patients) between the two groups.ConclusionOur results demonstrated the efficacy of high flow nasal oxygenation for reducing the risk of hypoxemia in patients receiving elective gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures under sedation. Further studies are warranted to verify its cost-effectiveness in the gastrointestinal endoscopy setting.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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