Transcricoid Injection vs. Spray as You go Method for Local Anaesthesia During Bronchoscopy

Launched by ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI · Dec 2, 2016

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For all patients meeting the inclusion criteria, the demographic profile including age, sex, weight, smoking history and the type of procedures performed during bronchoscopy shall be recorded. A written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The patients who undergo flexible bronchoscopy would be randomised in a one is to one ratio either to transcricoid or spray as you go group. Prior to the bronchoscopy blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate and pulse oximetry saturation will be recorded at the baseline Patients in both the groups shall be prepared in a similar fas...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Indication for diagnostic or therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy
• • Age \> 18 years
• • Hemodynamic stability (defined as systolic BP \>100 mm Hg and, \<180 mm Hg).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Refusal of consent
• • Known documented hypersensitivity to lignocaine
• • Procedure performed under general anaesthesia
• • Pregnancy
• • Hypoxemia (oxygen saturation \[by pulse oximetry\] \< 92% with Fio2 of ≥ 0.3
• • Bronchoscopy done through endotracheal or tracheostomy tube
• • Midline neck mass or thyroid enlargement making the identification of cricothyroid membrane difficult'
• • Patients with central airway obstruction
• • Patients with active ongoing hemoptysis