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World J Crit Care Med. Nov 4, 2017; 6(4): 179-184
Published online Nov 4, 2017. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v6.i4.179
Published online Nov 4, 2017. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v6.i4.179
Intensivist-based deep sedation using propofol for pediatric outpatient flexible bronchoscopy
Kamal Abulebda, Samer Abu-Sultaneh, Sheikh Sohail Ahmed, Renee C McKinney, Riad Lutfi, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
Elizabeth A S Moser, Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
Author contributions: Abulebda K and Lutfi R contributed equally to this work; Abulebda K, Abu-Sultaneh S, Ahmed SS and Lutfi R designed the research; McKinney RC collected the data; Moser EAS contributed to the statistical analysis; Abulebda K drafted the first draft of the paper; the entire author group critically reviewed and approved the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Indiana University.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent as the study was retrospective and all clinical patient data was de-identified before data analysis.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest or financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: Data was not shared amongst institutions.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Kamal Abulebda, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Dr, Phase 2, Room 4900, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. kabulebd@iupui.edu
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Received: February 6, 2017
Peer-review started: February 12, 2017
First decision: May 17, 2017
Revised: June 30, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 4, 2017
Published online: November 4, 2017
Processing time: 268 Days and 23.8 Hours
Peer-review started: February 12, 2017
First decision: May 17, 2017
Revised: June 30, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 4, 2017
Published online: November 4, 2017
Processing time: 268 Days and 23.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In this retrospective study “Intensivist-based deep sedation using propofol for pediatric outpatient flexible bronchoscopy”, we are presenting our center data on pediatric patients who underwent flexible bronchoscopy under deep sedation using propofol. The study outlines our experience with intensivist-based procedural sedation as an effective strategy to facilitate successful completion of flexible bronchoscopy. This is the largest retrospective study describing the use of propofol-based procedural sedation in the outpatient settings for pediatric flexible bronchoscopy.