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
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Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscope in Facilitating Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Severe Emphysema [PDF]
International Journal of COPDTadashi 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]
Respirology Case ReportsBronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition characterised by a pathological communication between the biliary tract and bronchial tree secondary to various diseases.
Nanako Akiyama +13 more
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Effectiveness of Reprocessing for Flexible Bronchoscopes and Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopes
Chest, 2018 Infections have been linked to inadequately reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes, and recent investigations determined that pathogen transmission occurred even when bronchoscope cleaning and disinfection practices aligned with current guidelines. This multisite, prospective study evaluated the effectiveness of real-world bronchoscope reprocessing methods,
Cori L Ofstead, John E Eiland
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Adoption of Improved Reprocessing Decreased Microbiological Non-Compliance for Bronchoscopes [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Background: In the past few decades, the inadequate reprocessing of bronchoscopes has been associated with several serious outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms.
Michele Totaro +2 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]
Global & Regional Health Technology AssessmentIntroduction: 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
Pierfrancesco Tozzi +5 more
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016 The use of bronchoscopes has increased in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics to circumvent the diagnostic challenges that are associated with low sputum volume and smear-negative TB.
Dania Khalid Saeed +3 more
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Single-Use and Reusable Flexible Bronchoscopes in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Diagnostics, 2022 Flexible bronchoscopy plays a critical role in both diagnostic and therapeutic management of a variety of pulmonary disorders in the bronchoscopy suite and the intensive care unit.
Elliot Ho +3 more
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Cost Comparison of Single-Use Versus Reusable Bronchoscopes Used for Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy [PDF]
PharmacoEconomics - Open, 2018 BackgroundBoth single-use and reusable bronchoscopes are suitable for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) to visualise the trachea during the insertion process.
Anders Mærkedahl, Brendan A Mcgrath
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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.
Seher Raza Zaidi +11 more
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