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

• Main Authors: Jan Drews (Author), Jonas Harder (Author), Hannah Kaiser (Author), Miriam Soenarjo (Author), Dorothee Spahlinger (Author), Peter Wohlmuth (Author), Sebastian Wirtz (Author), Ralf Eberhardt (Author), Florian Bornitz (Author), Torsten Bunde (Author), Thomas von Hahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...