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Table 1 Anesthesia drugs pre and post intubation in patients undergoing awake fiberoptic intubation, n = 13

From: Awake intubation creates feelings of being in a vulnerable situation but cared for in safe hands: a qualitative study

 

n

Pre intubation:

 

Lidocaine, 1 % solution spray, 3–5 spray orally

8

Lidocain, 1 % solution spray orally combination with Lidocaine 4 %, 3–4 ml i.v. in the cricothyroid membrane

3

Glycopyrrolate, 0.2–0.4 mg i.v.

6

Midazolam, 2–2.5 mg i.v.

5

Fentanyl, 0.002 mg/kg or Morphine, 0.05–2.5 mg/kg or Ketobemidom, 0.1 mg/kg i.v.

11

Post intubation:

 

Propofol, 1.5–2.5 mg/kg i.v.

13

Remifentanil, 0.5–1 ug/kg/min i.v.

11

Sevofluran, inhalation

9