Flexible bronchoscopy almost always requires sedation to be successful. In order to increase the availability of propofol for sedation, non-anaesthesiologist administered propofol sedation has been suggested as an alternative to traditional midazolam/opioid sedation or the general anaesthesia provided by anaesthesiologists. Hypothesis: Patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy prefers non-anaesthesiologist administered sedation with propofol as opposed to non-anaesthesiologist administered sedation with midazolam and fentanyl. Propofol sedation is as safe as midazolam and fentanyl sedation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
128
Gentofte Hospital
Hellerup, Denmark
RECRUITINGSatisfaction with sedation
The average duration of bronchoscopy is estimated to 20 minutes. A validated satisfaction questionnaire will be filled by the patient at discharge from the recovery room, on average 30 minutes after completed procedure. Readiness for discharge will be assessed using an Aldrete score.
Time frame: At discharge, on average 30 minutes after procedure termination.
Number of adverse events as a surrogate marker of safety.
Adverse events as a dichotomous value of "no event" or "event". Events are: The use of rescue medicine, and cardiopulmonary support per-operatively, blood pressure deviation from baseline over 30% of Mean Arterial Pressure, oxygen saturation \< 90%, and arrhythmias will be recorded for the duration of the procedure.
Time frame: During procedure. On average 20 minutes.
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