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

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background and aim Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a widely used technique for evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Yingqi Zhang, Chuming Zhou, Cen Wu, Jian Wu, Peng Li   +4 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 Assessment
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
Pierfrancesco Tozzi, Katia Bruno, Giacomo Polito, Andrea Del Bianco, Beatrice Frasacco, Francesco Pugliese   +5 more
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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, Andrea M. Collins, Elena Mitsi, Jesús Reiné, Kayleigh Davies, Angela D Wright, Jessica Owugha, Richard Fitzgerald, Amitava Ganguli, Stephen B Gordon, Daniela Mulari Ferreira, Jamie Rylance   +11 more
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Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscope in Facilitating Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Severe Emphysema [PDF]

International Journal of COPD
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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Endotracheal tube intubation with the aid of a laryngeal mask airway, a fiberoptic bronchoscope, and a tube exchanger in a difficult airway patient: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
A 28-year-old male patient with occipito-atlanto-axial instability underwent a cervical fusion with posterior technique. Post-operatively, the endotracheal tube (ETT) was removed, and the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit. After transfer,
Joon Kyung Sung, Hyung Gon Kim, Jung Eun Kim, Myung-Soo Jang, Jong-Man Kang   +4 more
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Factors associated with damages and repair costs of reusable flexible bronchoscopes in pediatrics in China [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
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 ...
Ruixue Hu, Yanhua Chen, Sixin Jiang, Ting Hu, Juanli Huang, Lu Zhang, Wei Pan, Liangying Yi, Yan Huang   +8 more
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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 Reports
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition characterised by a pathological communication between the biliary tract and bronchial tree secondary to various diseases.
Nanako Akiyama, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Ryogo Ohashi, Kensuke Namba, Misa Iwayanagi, Hiromasa Sakurai, Yusuke Irie, Daiki Sakai, Kenta Takashima, Yu Murakami, Masaru Tsuchiya, Kaichi Kaneko, Kazutoshi Isobe, Yasuo Matsuzawa   +13 more
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Imaging Advances in Bronchoscopy Through the Combination of High‐Definition Bronchoscopes and New Image Processing Systems [PDF]

Thoracic 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 ...
Kei Morikawa, Hirotaka Kida, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita   +3 more
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Bronchus to Caecum—An Unusual Case of a Migratory Aspirated Dental Implant [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Foreign body aspirations more commonly occur in children and the elderly. There are many challenges in their diagnosis and management, with both acute and chronic complications.
Frank Yong, Hanson Siu, Philip G. Bardin
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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]

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
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 ...
Xingxing Jin, Qianfang Hu, Yishi Li, Xia Zhang, Wan Tao, Houyu Zhong, Qinghai Zhao   +6 more
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