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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with single use bronchoscopes versus reusable bronchoscopes – a prospective randomized trial (TraSUB)

BMC Anesthesiology, 2022
Background Apart from conventional reusable bronchoscopes, single-use bronchoscopes (SUB) were recently introduced. Data suggest that SUB might prevent from the risk of cross contamination (i.e. multiresistant pathogens, SARS CoV-2) and save costs.
Pischtaz Adel Tariparast, Andrés Brockmann, Rainer Hartwig, Stefan Kluge, Jörn Grensemann   +4 more
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Single‐use vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes for airway management and in critical care: a narrative review [PDF]

Anaesthesia
Flexible bronchoscopes have become essential in the operating theatre environment and in critical care. This narrative review compared single‐use and reusable flexible bronchoscopes with a focus on safety, efficacy, cost‐effectiveness and environmental ...
Sean Boyd
exaly   +3 more sources

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, Ajay Wagh, Kyle Hogarth, Septimiu Murgu   +3 more
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Single-use flexible bronchoscopes vs traditional reusable flexible bronchoscopes: a prospective controlled study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background Single-use flexible bronchoscopes(SFB) eliminate the risk of bronchoscopy-related infection compared with traditional reusable flexible bronchoscopes(RFB).
Shuzhen He, Lihua Xie, Jianming Liu, Lijun Zou   +3 more
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Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings

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, Sadia Shakoor, Seema Irfan, Rumina Hasan   +3 more
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Bronchus to Caecum-An Unusual Case of a Migratory Aspirated Dental Implant. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
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.
Yong F, Siu H, Bardin PG.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe pulmonary edema occurred during endobronchial ultrasound under monitored anesthesia care - A case report - [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2023
Background Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is widely used to diagnose lung cancer. Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) can enhance patient comfort and procedural conditions during EBUS.
Hwan Yong Choi, Hyung Koo Kang, Min Hee Heo, Sang Il Lee, Ji Yeon Kim, Kyung-Tae Kim, Jang Su Park, Won Joo Choe, Kyung Woo Kim, Jun Hyun Kim   +9 more
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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, Yun Jeong Chae, Dae Hee Kim, Taek Geun Kim, Ji Young Yoo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

With the current COVID pandemic: should we use single-use flexible bronchoscopes instead of conventional bronchoscopes?

Critical Care, 2020
We would like to describe the numerous advantages of single-use bronchoscopes over conventional bronchoscopes especially during the COVID pandemic. Recently, Zaidi et al.
Patrick M. Honore, Aude Mugisha, Luc Kugener, Sebastien Redant, Rachid Attou, Andrea Gallerani, David De Bels   +6 more
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Investigation of an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 epidemic. [PDF]

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Background During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, the strain on intensive care units (ICUs) has increased, which made them more vulnerable to the threat of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO).
Kong Y, Liu T, Zhang Y, Wang H, Lin H.
europepmc   +2 more sources