Impact of a simple non-invasive nasal mask device on intraprocedural hypoxemia in overweight individuals undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with sedation provided by a non-anesthesiologist provider

Background/Aims Hypoxemia is a common side effect of propofol sedation during endoscopy. Applying mild positive airway pressure (PAP) using a nasal mask may offer a simple way to reduce such events and optimize the conditions for diagnostic and therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. Methods...

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Main Authors: Jan Drews, Jonas Harder, Hannah Kaiser, Miriam Soenarjo, Dorothee Spahlinger, Peter Wohlmuth, Sebastian Wirtz, Ralf Eberhardt, Florian Bornitz, Torsten Bunde, Thomas von Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2024-03-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2023-010.pdf