Use of high-flow nasal cannula in obese patients receiving colonoscopy under intravenous propofol sedation: A case series

Intravenous sedation during colonoscopy has become the standard practice in the United States given its higher patient satisfaction and procedural quality. This practice is not free of side effects as a significant proportion of patients undergoing this procedure tend to have respiratory depression...

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Main Authors: Chi Chan Lee, Osman Perez, Faryal I. Farooqi, Trupti Akella, Sameer Shaharyar, Melissa Elizee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117303763