Nitrous oxide inhalation for transoesophageal echocardiography: an alternative to benzodiazepine sedation? | Zendy

Laurent Lepage | Zendy; M. C. Frangie | Zendy; Delphine Détaint | Zendy; E. Brochet | Zendy; J. Guegueniat | Zendy; G. Partouche | Zendy; Bernard Iung | Zendy; A Vahanian | Zendy; David MessikaZeitoun | Zendy

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Nitrous oxide inhalation for transoesophageal echocardiography: an alternative to benzodiazepine sedation?

Author(s) -

Laurent Lepage,

M. C. Frangie,

Delphine Détaint,

E. Brochet,

J. Guegueniat,

G. Partouche,

Bernard Iung,

A Vahanian,

David MessikaZeitoun

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jen014

Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , midazolam , benzodiazepine , anesthesia , nitrous oxide , flumazenil , inhalation , propofol , surgery , receptor

Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is usually performed using benzodiazepine sedation, which is a limiting factor for elderly patients or those with respiratory insufficiency. Kalinox, an equimolar mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, with no depressive respiratory action and fast reversible effects, seems ideally suited for performing TEE but has never been evaluated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the TEE feasibility and efficiency using Kalinox compared with the standard care using benzodiazepine.

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