Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings [PDF]
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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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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The Egyptian Journal of BronchologyThis narrative review examines the evolving role of single-use flexible bronchoscopes (SUFBs) in contemporary respiratory medicine. SUFBs have become an increasingly important part of respiratory practice, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic ...
John Muchahary, Wong Yen Shen, Amal Raj
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Comparison of fiberoptic bronchoscopic intubation using silicone and polyvinyl chloride double-lumen tubes [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Direct insertion of a double-lumen tube (DLT) using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) is an option for DLT intubation. The difficult process of fiberoptic intubation is that the different properties of polyvinyl chloride and silicone ...
Seyoon Kang +4 more
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Anaesthetic Management of Pyelolithotomy Patient with Restricted Mouth Opening due to Previous Mandibular Surgery- A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Anaesthetic management of a patient with compromised kidney function, who had restricted mouth opening due to previous surgery for mandibular fracture requiring general anaesthesia, is a challenge for anaesthesiologists.
Kala Balasubramanian +1 more
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The present and future of fiberoptic intubation [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 nema
Slavković Zoran +6 more
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Single-use (disposable) flexible bronchoscopes: The future of bronchoscopy? [PDF]
, 2022 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of reducing occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Barron, Sarah P., Kennedy, Marcus P.
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Challenging the throwaway culture in hospitals: Scheduling the mix of reusable and Single-Use bronchoscopes [PDF]
, 2022 Optimal material resource planning is crucial to run safe and cost-efficient hospital services. In this article, we investigate a real problem in hospitals, motivated by an environmental and economically inefficient use of disposable, single-use ...
Gartner, Daniel +9 more
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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 +4 more
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