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Single use and conventional bronchoscopes for Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) in research: a comparative study (NCT 02515591) [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) is widely used for investigative research to study innate, cellular and humoral immune responses, and in early phase drug trials.
Collins, Andrea, Davies, kayleigh, Ferreira, Daniela, Fitzgerald, Richard, Ganguli, Amitava, Gordon, Stephen, Mitsi, Elena, Owugha, Jessica, Reiné, Jesús, Rylance, Jamie, Wright, Angela, Zaidi, Seher   +11 more
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Intensive reprocessing of reusable bronchoscopes can reduce the false positive rate of Xpert MTB/RIF caused by nucleic acid residue. [PDF]

J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis
Background/Purpose: Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of infectious death worldwide, The potential for nucleic acid residue on bronchoscopes to cause false positive results in molecular diagnostic methods and subsequently lead to tuberculosis ...
Jin X, Hu Q, Li Y, Zhang X, Tao W, Zhong H, Zhao Q.   +6 more
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Differences in organizational impact, performance and quality related to the use of single- and/or reusable bronchoscopes in anesthesiology and resuscitation. [PDF]

Glob Reg Health Technol Assess
Introduction: The use of fibrobronchoscopy increased significantly for collecting airway microbiological samples and during percutaneous tracheostomies and difficult intubations. Reusable bronchoscopes pose risks of contamination and damage due to their
Tozzi P, Bruno K, Polito G, Del Bianco A, Frasacco B, Pugliese F.   +5 more
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EVOTECH® endoscope cleaner and reprocessor (ECR) simulated-use and clinical-use evaluation of cleaning efficacy [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Background The objective of this study was to perform simulated-use testing as well as a clinical study to assess the efficacy of the EVOTECH® Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR) cleaning for flexible colonoscopes, duodenoscopes, gastroscopes and ...
Michelle J Alfa, Pat DeGagne, Nancy Olson, Iram Fatima   +3 more
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Combining three‐dimensional fluoroscopy guide system with single‐use bronchoscopes for diagnosis of peripheral lesions: First two cases

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Pulmonary Peripheral Lesions (PPLs) diagnosis is usually performed using a guidance system in combination with bronchoscopes and diagnostic tools. We report two cases of PPLs sampling procedures combining the use of the single‐use bronchoscope Ambu ...
Filippo Patrucco
exaly   +2 more sources

Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscope in Facilitating Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Severe Emphysema. [PDF]

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Tadashi Sakaguchi,1,2 Dirk-Jan Slebos2,3 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Matsusaka Municipal Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan; 2Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands;
Sakaguchi T, Slebos DJ.
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Successful Bronchial Occlusion With an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot Using a Single-Use Bronchoscope for Bronchobiliary Fistula: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition characterised by a pathological communication between the biliary tract and bronchial tree secondary to various diseases.
Akiyama N, Wakabayashi H, Ohashi R, Namba K, Iwayanagi M, Sakurai H, Irie Y, Sakai D, Takashima K, Murakami Y, Tsuchiya M, Kaneko K, Isobe K, Matsuzawa Y.   +13 more
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Factors associated with damages and repair costs of reusable flexible bronchoscopes in pediatrics in China. [PDF]

BMC Pediatr
Background Frequent repairs of pediatric flexible bronchoscopes can lead to a huge financial burden for the hospital. This study aimed to investigate the common causes of the failures in pediatric flexible bronchoscopes and propose the measures to ...
Hu R, Chen Y, Jiang S, Hu T, Huang J, Zhang L, Pan W, Yi L, Huang Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of PENTAX EB-1970UK and EB19-J10U ultrasound bronchoscopes for EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. [PDF]

BMC Pulm Med
Background and aim Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a widely used technique for evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Zhang Y, Zhou C, Wu C, Wu J, Li P.
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Imaging Advances in Bronchoscopy Through the Combination of High-Definition Bronchoscopes and New Image Processing Systems. [PDF]

Thorac Cancer
Bronchoscopy has become crucial with advances in diagnosing and treating lung cancer and interstitial pneumonia. Integrating bronchoscopes with endobronchial ultrasonography and navigation systems has significantly improved diagnostic yields and ...
Morikawa K, Kida H, Handa H, Mineshita M.   +3 more
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