Desirability of using buprenorphine and diazepam as an adjunct to atropine in patients undergoing fibreoptic bronchoscopy.

This study endeavours to evaluate the need for sedation in fibreoptic bronchoscopy and response of the patients when sedation is not used. One hundred and five patients divided into three groups of 35 patients each, received buprenorphine (0.3 mg), diazepam (10 mg) and normal saline (0.5 ml) respectively along with atropine (0.6 mg) in each case. The study emphasizes that sympathetic explanation of the details of the procedure to the patients, administration of careful topical anaesthesia and avoidance of sedation makes the procedure acceptable, safe, comfortable with less complications and the need for admitting the patients to the ward is by and large avoided.