High-flow oxygenation therapy for a sedated elderly frail patient with hiccups undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
JA clinical reports April 21, 2025 Ryosuke Osawa, Takero Arai, Takashi Asai 1 citation
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) can be performed under sedation, but body movements may lower the efficacy of the procedure and may increase the risk of complications, such as cardiac tamponade. Additional sedatives and analgesics may be required to prevent body movements; this would increase the risk of upper airway obstruction and of respiratory depression. We report a frail...