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The flexible bronchoscope damages in a teaching bronchoscopy unit [PDF]

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2007
Background: Bronchoscopic procedures are associated with costs for purchasing and maintaining the equipment. Significant share of bronchoscopy unit budget represent costs of repairs for damaged bronchoscopes which are supposedly higher in the teaching ...
Štefan Duh, Marija Petrinec-Primožič, Slavica Pešak, Martina Košnik, Aleš Rozman, Nadja Triller   +5 more
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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, Rostami-Tabar, Bahman, Viana, Joe, Daniel Gartner (12544194), Pförringer, Dominik, Günther Edenharter (13923971), Edenharter, Günther, Joe Viana (7509947), Bahman Rostami Tabar (13923968), Dominik Pförringer (3415028)   +9 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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Pictures of bronchoscopes.

, 2023
A comparison of bronchoscopes. (A) The 3.0 mm ultrathin bronchoscope with a 1.7 mm working channel of MP290F (left), and the 4.0 mm thin bronchoscope with a 2.0 mm working channel of P260F (right).
Daisuke Hazama (4857388), Hiroki Satoh (2664154), Chihiro Mimura (11624676), Motoko Tachihara (3585518), Masatsugu Yamamoto (429769), Atsuhiko Yatani (16877694), Takafumi Fukui (2009266), Naoe Jimbo (6247169), Naoko Katsurada (4667941), Jun Yamada (119877), Tomonori Tanaka (4335007)   +10 more
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Successful wire-guided fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation in a patient with hemifacial microsomia - A case report - [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2020
Background Patients with hemifacial microsomia may have a difficult airway due to the accompanying mandibular deformity. Fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided intubation is commonly used method for difficult airway management.
Seon Ju Kim, Haeyeon Lee, Seung Yeon Choi, Bon-Nyeo Koo   +3 more
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Single Use or Disposable Flexible Bronchoscopes: Bench Top and Preclinical Comparison of Currently Available Devices.

, 2023
Background: Data regarding the risk of infection related to reusable bronchoscopes, the global drive toward disposable technology and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase in the use and production of single use or disposable bronchoscopes. An in-
Danish, Hammad, Ibrahim, Hisham, Sweeney, Anne-Marie, Kennedy, Marcus Peter, Deasy, Kevin, O'Reilly, Emily   +5 more
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Contamination of single-use bronchoscopes in critically ill patients [PDF]

, 2017
Disposable bronchoscopes such as the Ambu aScopeTM 3 are marketed as 'single use' The risks of contamination from prolonged device storage before possible re-use are unknown.
McGrath, B A; id_orcid, Thomas, S, S. Ruane, Ruane, S, J. McKenna, B. A. McGrath, S. Thomas, McKenna, J   +7 more
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Both microbiological surveillance and audit of procedures improve reprocessing of flexible bronchoscopes and patient safety

, 2021
International audienceAbstract Background: Microbiological surveillance of bronchoscopes and automatic endoscope reprocessors (AERs)/washer disinfectors as a quality control measure is controversial.
Saliou, Philippe, Le Bars, Hervé, Narbonne, Valérie, Héry-Arnaud, Geneviève, Moalic, Elodie, Baron, Raoul, Gut-Gobert, Christophe, Payan, Christopher, Calmettes, Lila, Christopher Payan, Hervé Le Bars, Valérie Narbonne, Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Elodie Moalic, Christophe Gut-Gobert, Philippe Saliou, Lila Calmettes, Raoul Baron   +17 more
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The Cost of Flexible Bronchoscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Until 2009, only reusable bronchoscopes were marketed, but the introduction and widespread adoption of single-use flexible bronchoscopes (SFBs) as an emerging technology has since accelerated.
Dehlholm-Lambertsen, Emilie, Andersen, Carina Østervig, Russell, Rasmus, Travis, Helena, Jørgensen, Emmelie Ploug   +4 more
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Cost Comparison of Single-Use Versus Reusable Bronchoscopes Used for Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundBoth single-use and reusable bronchoscopes are suitable for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) to visualise the trachea during the insertion process.
Ehlers, Lars, Mærkedahl, Anders, McGrath, Brendan A; id_orcid, McGrath, Brendon, Udsen, Flemming Witt, Sohrt, Anne, Ehlers, Lars Holger; id_orcid, Udsen, Flemming Witt; id_orcid   +7 more
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