“What type of sedation is used for lung biopsy?”
I will have a lung biopsy. What type of sedation is used for a lung biopsy?
3 Answers
Although specific details of the area to biopsy may change the requirements, monitored anesthesia care can sometimes be used to perform a lung biopsy. Nurse anesthesia is generally not sufficient, since there is a chance of lung injury and pneumothorax during this procedure, which would require intubation and/or chest tube placement.
You may be given a small sedative such as midazolam or fentanyl in small doses to help you tolerate the procedure, which may also involve injection of a local anesthetic. Dr. Wittels
A lung biopsy typically requires general anesthesia.
