Unveiling the impact of airways: A comparative analysis of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways in painless fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Background: This study compared the efficacy of oropharyngeal airways (OA) and nasopharyngeal airways (NA) in maintaining oxygenation during painless fiberoptic bronchoscopy (PFB) in patients sedated with remimazolam besylate. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-two patients were randomized to the OA or...

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Main Authors: Pei Zhou, Di Fu, Cong Luo, Ru-Ping Dai, Ru-Yi Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024110845