Anaesthetic drugs & techniques
Complications during interventional rigid bronchoscopy with general anaesthesia and high-frequency jet ventilation: a 5-year retrospective pilot study
Authors' conclusion
We observed a relatively high number of minor complications associated with general anaesthesia for interventional bronchoscopy using HFJV. Shorter stature, lower basal SpO2 and stent procedures were independent predictors of incidents; however, the model demonstrated poor predictive value and limited clinical applicability.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing rigid bronchoscopy under GA with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), tertiary university hospital, Brussels, Belgium, 2019–20231,385 screened
- Participants
- 833 adults
- Outcome
- Periprocedural complications (hypoxaemia [SpO2 ≤ 90% for ≥1 min], hypotension [SBP < 90 mmHg], cardiac arrhythmia, laryngospasm or bronchospasm, pneumothorax or ICU admission) and their independent predictors
Methodological detailspilot, single-centre
- Pilot
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hypoxaemia
11%
Hypotension
28%
Logistic regression model AUC
0.62
95% CI 0.58 to 0.67
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Complications during interventional rigid bronchoscopy with general anaesthesia and high-frequency jet ventilation: a 5-year retrospective pilot study. Eur J Anaesthesiol Intensive Care. Published 1 April 2026. doi:10.
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