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What sedation is done for a lung biopsy?

I will have a lung biopsy. What sedation is done for a lung biopsy?

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This will depend on whether the biopsy is done via bronchoscopy, image guided bx, or an open lung biopsy.
For the first two, you will have moderate sedation with Versed/Fentanyl/ or Propofol. The open biopsy will be under general anesthesia
Conscious sedation and local.