Application of New Oropharyngeal Airway Management in Obese Patients Undergoing Painless Gastroenteroscopy

Painless endoscopy is a popular method of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment. Propofol combined with fentanyl general intravenous anesthesia has been widely used in painless endoscopic diagnosis and treatment.However, the combined application of the two has a significant respiratory center inhibition effect, resulting in a decrease in blood oxygen saturation of patients, especially obese patients, who are more likely to suffer from a sudden drop in blood oxygen and even threaten their lives .Due to the potential risk of upper airway obstruction in some obese patients, intraoperative hypopnea may occur during painless colonoscopy due to the influence of sedative and analgesic drugs, resulting in hypoxia in patients. In addition, the anatomical and pathological changes of obese patients themselves make hypoxia tolerance poor and airway establishment difficult, which may endanger the safety of patients .Currently, there is no special oropharyngeal ventilation device used during gastroenteroscopy. Recently, a new type of oropharyngeal ventilation channel has been developed and applied in clinic.Compared with the conventional nasal catheter, the new oropharyngeal airway nasal mask can better fit the patient's face, ensure the air tightness inside the nose mask and maximize the oxygen supply efficiency. The carbon dioxide outlet connected to the oropharyngeal airway body can not only collect the patient's exhaled gas, but also reduce the backflow of carbon dioxide gas.It can also access carbon dioxide detection equipment to monitor the patient's PCO2 at the end of breath in real time .In order to evaluate whether the new oropharyngeal airway can reduce the incidence of hypoxia in ordinary patients during painless gastroenteroscopy, the investigators prepared this study and explored the safety and effectiveness of the new oropharyngeal airway .