A study of the efficacy of nasal high flow in maintaining oxygenation in patients undergoing dental treatment under procedural sedation - PubMed
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- #Oxygenation
- #Dental Sedation
- #Nasal High Flow
- Study investigates nasal high flow (NHF) efficacy in maintaining oxygenation during dental procedural sedation.
- Multicenter randomized controlled trial compares NHF with low-flow oxygen in adult dental sedation patients.
- Primary endpoint: incidence of hypoxemia (SpO2 ≤ 90%); secondary: percutaneous CO2 concentration to assess hypercapnia prevention.
- Sedation protocol uses midazolam plus propofol targeting moderate sedation level.
- Aims to provide evidence for NHF's role in reducing hypoxemia/hypercapnia during dental sedation.
- Trial registered (jRCTs072240107), approved by Nagasaki University, recruiting until March 2026.
- Conflict of interest noted with NHF device manufacturer involvement in funding/employment.