Safety and incidence of complications associated with bronchoscopy in an obese population

ConclusionBronchoscopy under moderate sedation performed in obese patients is safe; however, increased risk may exist with females, increased procedure time and suspected OSA. .

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - February 20, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Moiz Salahuddin, Oriana Salamo, Siddharth Karanth, Saadia A. Faiz, Rosa M. Estrada ‐Y‐Martin, Sujith V. Cherian Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research