Remifentanil-Propofol-Ketamine- Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Spontaneous Breathing for Adult Rigid Bronchoscopy
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (Years)/Sex | Smoking History | ASA-PS Classification | Comorbidities | Preop Respiratory Status | Etiology | Histology | Location | |
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Patient 1 | 75/Male | Past | III | COPD, Hypertension | Dyspnea | Malignant | Squamous NSCLC | Right main bronchus |
Patient 2 | 24/Female | Never | II | Obesity | Dyspnea and stridor | Benign | Laryngotracheal | |
Patient 3 | 77/Male | Past | III | Hypertension | Dyspnea, hypoxia | Malignant | Adenocarcinoma NSCLC | Right main bronchus |
Patient 4 | 74/Female | Past | IV | None | Dyspnea, cough, dysphagia, weight loss | Malignant | Squamous NSCLC | Carina |
Duration of Procedure (min) | Ablative Technique | Stent Placed | Anesthesia | Modes of Ventilation | Procedural Complications | Discharge (Days) | Mortality (Days) | |
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Patient 1 | 120 | APC | NOVATECH, La Ciotat, France® bronchial silicon | TIVA | SAV | Stent positioning | 5 | 120 |
Patient 2 | 70 | None | NOVATECH, La Ciotat, France® tracheal silicon | TIVA | SAV | None | 4 | Alive |
Patient 3 | 80 | APC | NOVATECH, La Ciotat, France® bronchial silicon | TIVA | SAV | None | 6 | 60 |
Patient 4 | 95 | APC | AEROTM, South Salt Lake, UT, USA 40 mm | TIVA | SAV | Stent positioning | Death at the hospital | 25 |
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Frasca, L.; Sarubbi, A.; Longo, F.; Costa, F.; Sarubbi, D.; Strumia, A.; Marziali, V.; Crucitti, P. Remifentanil-Propofol-Ketamine- Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Spontaneous Breathing for Adult Rigid Bronchoscopy. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 377. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020377
Frasca L, Sarubbi A, Longo F, Costa F, Sarubbi D, Strumia A, Marziali V, Crucitti P. Remifentanil-Propofol-Ketamine- Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Spontaneous Breathing for Adult Rigid Bronchoscopy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(2):377. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020377
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrasca, Luca, Antonio Sarubbi, Filippo Longo, Fabio Costa, Domenico Sarubbi, Alessandro Strumia, Valentina Marziali, and Pierfilippo Crucitti. 2025. "Remifentanil-Propofol-Ketamine- Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Spontaneous Breathing for Adult Rigid Bronchoscopy" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 2: 377. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020377
APA StyleFrasca, L., Sarubbi, A., Longo, F., Costa, F., Sarubbi, D., Strumia, A., Marziali, V., & Crucitti, P. (2025). Remifentanil-Propofol-Ketamine- Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Spontaneous Breathing for Adult Rigid Bronchoscopy. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(2), 377. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020377