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High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy during Deep Intravenous Sedation for Cataract Surgery in the Elderly: A Case Report
2023-03-27
Abstract excerpt
In a multidisciplinary approach between the anesthesiologist and the ophthalmologist, we report the successful use of high-flow nasal canula (HFNC) oxygen therapy in a sedated, obese, anxious, old patient undergoing cataract surgery under deep intravenous (IV) sedation to eliminate his upper airway obstruction, heavy snoring, apnea, and oxygen desaturation while using a regular nasal cannula for oxygen supply, thu...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 250a0630-1a74-54d8-8d8a-3c64b298970e
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2738022/v1
