The aim of this prospective study is to examine the benefits und risks of administration of local anaesthetics with a special atomizing set (Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer, Cook Medical) during flexible bronchoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Nebulization of local anesthetics with the Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer by Cook Medical during the felxible bronchoscopy
Standard procedure: Administration of local anesthetics via the working channel of the bronchoscope during the felxible bronchoscopy
Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Vascular Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Amount of anaesthetics during fexible bronchoscopy
Valdiation of the total amount of administered propofol (mg) during the fexible bronchoscopy. Usage of sedatives other than propofol (midazolam), total amount of administered lidocaine, duration of bronchoscopy.
Time frame: one hour
pCO2
Determination of: maximum transcutaneous pCO2 during bronchoscopy, mean transcutaneous pCO2 during bronchoscopy, capillary pCO2 immediately after bronchoscopy and 2 hours later, time to Aldrete Score of at least 9 after procedure
Time frame: two hours
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