Abstract: Background and Aims: Because bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure, sedatives and analgesics are commonly administered, which may suppress the patient's spontaneous breathing and can lead to hypoventilation and hypoxemia. Few reports exist on the dynamic monitoring of oxygenation and ventilation during bronchoscopy. This study aimed to prospectively monitor and evaluate oxygenation and ventilation during bronchoscopy using transcutaneous arterial blood oxygen saturation and carbon dioxide.
Methods: We included patients who required pathological diagnosis using fluoroscopic bronchoscopy at our hospital between March 2021 and April 2022. Midazolam was intravenously administered to all patients as a sedative during bronchoscopy, and fentanyl was administered in addition to midazolam when necessary. A transcutaneous blood gas monitor was used to measure dynamic changes, including arterial blood partial pressure of carbon dioxide (tcPCO 2 ), transcutaneous arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ), pulse rate, and perfusion index during bronchoscopy. Quantitative data of tcPCO 2 and SpO 2 were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (min-max), while the quantitative data of midazolam plus fentanyl and midazolam alone were compared. Similarly, data on sex, smoking history, and body mass index were compared. Subgroup comparisons of the difference (Δ value) between baseline tcPCO 2 at the beginning of bronchoscopy and the maximum value of tcPCO 2 during the examination were performed.
Results: Of the 117 included cases, consecutive measurements were performed in 113 cases, with a success rate of 96.6%. Transbronchial lung biopsy was performed in 100 cases, whereas transbronchial lung cryobiopsy was performed in 17 cases. Midazolam and fentanyl were used as anesthetics during bronchoscopy in 46 cases, whereas midazolam alone was used in 67 cases. The median Δ value in the midazolam plus fentanyl and midazolam alone groups was 8.10 and 4.00 mmHg, respectively, indicating a significant difference of p < 0.005. The mean ± standard deviation of tcPCO 2 in the midazolam plus fentanyl and midazolam alone groups was 44.8 ± 7.83 and 40.6 ± 4.10 mmHg, respectively. The SpO 2 in the midazolam plus fentanyl and midazolam alone groups was 94.4 ± 3.37 and 96.2 ± 2.61%, respectively, with a larger SD and greater variability in the midazolam plus fentanyl group.
Conclusion: A transcutaneous blood gas monitor is non-invasive and can easily measure the dynamic transition of CO 2 . Furthermore, tcPCO 2 can be used to evaluate the ventilatory status during bronchoscopy easily. A transcutaneous blood gas monitor may be useful to observe regarding respiratory depression during bronchoscopy, particularly when analgesics are used.
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