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Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy

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Adequate pre-procedural laryngopharyngeal anesthesia is important for smooth insertion of the bronchoscope through the pharynx and vocal cords. Moderate to deep intravenous sedation during bronchoscopy is almost always recommended for patient comfort and for the beneficial effects of retrograde amnesia.

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

    Masahiro Katsurada

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, 4-1-22 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8935, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Shinji Sasada

  3. Department of Radiological Techonology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomohiko Aso

  4. Nursing Service Department, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuko Nasu

  5. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuaki Arai

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Katsurada, M., Izumo, T. (2017). Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy. In: Izumo, T., Sasada, S., Aso, T., Nasu, K., Arai, Y. (eds) Respiratory Endoscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-916-5_9

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