Validity of Bronchoscopist Assessment of Patient Discomfort During Flexible Bronchoscopy: An Observational Study
Bronchoscopists may underestimate patient discomfort during bronchoscopy under intravenous sedation. The use of midazolam was an important factor affecting the patient's discomfort during bronchoscopy.
Authors
- Takuma Isshiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-0943)
- Kazuma Kishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6801-0147)
- Susumu Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-6462)
- Sakae Homma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6213-3584)
- Shion Miyoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8933-7897)
- Hiroshige Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-9811)
- Yasuhiko Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-3998)
- Muneyuki Sekiya
- Naohisa Urabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-5364)
- Yusuke Usui
Institutions
- Toho University (JP)
- Toho University Omori Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83331
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00