Prophylactic nasopharyngeal tube insertion prevents acute hypoxaemia due to upper-airway obstruction during flexible bronchoscopy.
Intern Med J
; 33(7): 317-8, 2003 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12823679
ABSTRACT
Insertion of a nasopharyngeal tube (NT) is a highly effective approach to the management of acute hypoxaemia during flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in lung -transplant recipients. We noted that lung transplant recipients undergoing FB who had been treated previously with NT insertion had further episodes of oxygen desaturation (<90%), despite supplemental oxygen therapy. Prophylactic NT insertion prevented acute hypoxaemia in the majority of lung transplant recipients, with previously documented FB-related oxygen desaturation secondary to UAO. Additional jaw support may be needed in some patients with severe upper-airway obstruction.
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Assunto principal:
Broncoscopia
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Transplante de Pulmão
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Obstrução das Vias Respiratórias
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Intubação
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Hipóxia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article