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On-site comparison of an enzymatic detergent and a non-enzymatic detergent-disinfectant for routine manual cleaning of flexible endoscopes

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aims Flexible endoscopes are potential vectors of pathogen transmission to patients that are subjected to cleaning and high-level disinfection after each procedure. Efficient manual cleaning is a prerequisite for effective high-level
Jonathan Alfageme Gonzalez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison between disposable and reusable bronchoscopes from a cost-effective perspective

open access: yes, 2021
Ever since 1968, when the method of flexible bronchoscope was created, the specific method of reusable instruments has been the name of the game. The idea of having the best possible equipment for usage seemed like the most optimal solution for the ...
Kask, Sebastian, Krause, Tobias
core  

Details of the bronchoscopes used.

open access: yes, 2023
Ultrathin bronchoscopy has been reported to have a higher diagnostic yield than thin bronchoscopy for small peripheral lung lesions in transbronchial biopsy under radial endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS).
Daisuke Hazama (4857388)   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Surgical Invasiveness Trumps Chronological Age: Determinants of Short‐Term Recovery in Octogenarian Lung Cancer Patients

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, Volume 17, Issue 11, June 2026.
This graphical abstract summarizes outcomes in 106 octogenarian lung cancer patients managed with minimally invasive surgery under ERAS. Sublobar resection was associated with faster recovery than lobectomy, with shorter length of stay and chest tube duration.
Qixuan Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric NIH Workshop: Session III—Specialties and Complexities of Juvenile NHP Models for HIV Prevention Research

open access: yesJournal of Medical Primatology, Volume 55, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Nonhuman primates (NHPs) have emerged as an indispensable model for studying HIV pathogenesis, vaccines, and therapies. The development of chimeric Simian/Human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) has been constructed by inserting HIV‐1 Env into the SIV (usually SIVmac239) backbone, and these have proved essential for evaluating HIV neutralizing ...
A. J. Hessell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC BRONCHOSCOPY FOR EARLY CENTRAL LUNG CANCER (Review of literature)

open access: yesМедицинский совет, 2016
The article tells about the evolution in the development of endoscopic diagnostic methods for early central lung cancer, from rigid bronchoscopes to modern high-resolution video endoscopes.
V. V. SOKOLOV   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage

open access: yes, 2014
Contamination of bronchoscopes is well described.1–3 However, while cleaning and disinfecting bronchoscopes are clearly described in standardisation documents, 1–3 the performance of a control sample prior to bronchoscopy is not suggested.
McNally, Paul   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Foreign Body Aspiration in Infants and Older Children: A Comparative Study

open access: yesEar, Nose & Throat Journal, 2020
Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. It is a preventable event that predominates in preschool age. The signs and symptoms mimic respiratory diseases common in the same age-group.
Shorook Na’ara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bronchoscopic Approach to COPD

open access: yesCOPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2008
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent condition that has frequent morbidity and mortality, with associated costs of US $ 2.5 billion annually and nearly 14,000 deaths each year. In the most advanced stages it causes debilitating breathlessness which is not improved despite maximal medical therapy including smoking cessation,
Hina, Sahi   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A bronchoscopy-associated pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum traced to use of contaminated ice used for bronchoalveolar lavage

open access: yes, 2020
Clonal Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolates (determined by molecular typing) were recovered from 19 bronchoscopic specimens from 15 patients. None of these patients had evidence of mycobacterial infection.
Jones, Melissa C.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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