Journal of the Operational Research Society, 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 ...
Daniel Gartner +4 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 +3 more
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A comparison of Bonfils intubation fiberscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy in difficult airways assisted with direct laryngoscopy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 BackgroundTo evaluate the usefulness of Bonfils intubation fiberscope assisted by direct laryngoscopy (BIF-DL) and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope assisted by direct laryngoscopy (FOB-DL) using video recording in cases of unanticipated difficult ...
Soo Hwan Kim, Su Jin Woo, Jong Hoon Kim
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Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Pulmonary Peripheral Lesions (PPLs) diagnosis is usually performed using a guidance system in combination with bronchoscopes and diagnostic tools. We report two cases of PPLs sampling procedures combining the use of the single‐use bronchoscope Ambu ...
Filippo Patrucco +3 more
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In vivo endoscopic autofluorescence microspectro-imaging of bronchi and alveoli [PDF]
, 2008 Fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy (FCFM) is a new technique that can be used during a bronchoscopy to analyze the nature of the human bronchial and alveolar mucosa fluorescence microstructure. An endoscopic fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy
Bourg-Heckly, G. +3 more
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Microbiological surveillance of flexible bronchoscopes after a high-level disinfection with peracetic acid: preliminary results from an Italian teaching hospital [PDF]
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita, 2019 Calonico, C. +6 more
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Hospital environment as a reservoir for cross transmission. Cleaning and disinfection procedures [PDF]
, 2019 Background. Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) represent a serious problem for public health, as they increase the morbidity and mortality rates, present a relevant financial burden, and significantly contribute to the antimicrobial resistance ...
Cammalleri, V. +4 more
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Single-Use (Disposable) Flexible Bronchoscopes: The Future of Bronchoscopy?
Advances in Therapy, 2020 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of reducing occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
S. Barron, M. Kennedy
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Design and analysis of a wire-driven flexible manipulator for bronchoscopic interventions [PDF]
, 2016 Bronchoscopic interventions are widely performed for the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases. However, for most endobronchial devices, the lack of a bendable tip restricts their access ability to get into distal bronchi with complex bifurcations ...
Bergeles, C, Liu, N, Yang, G-Z
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Alternativni uređaji za intubaciju [PDF]
, 2016 The Macintosh laryngoscope has been the most widely used device for intubation since its invention by Foregger in the 1940s. Recently, video and optic laryngoscopy assisted tracheal intubation has been used widely in patients with difficult airways ...
Branka Maldini +2 more
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