QT Distance and P Dispersion in ECG in Patients Having Bronchoscopy in the ICU
Status:
Enrolling by invitation
Trial end date:
2023-10-25
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) is one of the most useful procedures for diagnosing and
treating respiratory illnesses to figure out symptoms like hemoptysis, wheezing, or cough.
Furthermore, FOB is a frequent method, in intensive care units, for both diagnoses of
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and treatment of atelectasis with bedside sedation.)
Propofol is often used in anesthesia for endoscopic treatments. Using propofol for deep
anesthesia may be indicated to prevent the patient from feeling discomfort before FOB and to
reduce the chance of complications.
Although major complications of FOB such as hypoxia and pneumothorax are known, there are
limited studies showing its effects on cardiac hemodynamics. The cardiac effects of
laryngoscope and intubation were investigated by using different anesthetic agents. In this
study, we evaluated the effect of bronchoscopy with BIS-controlled sedation on ECG in ICU
patients by monitoring the QT interval and P interval.