“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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AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
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
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.
