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Early Assessment of the Likely Cost Effectiveness of Single-Use Flexible Video Bronchoscopes
BackgroundBronchoscopic procedures are common in the clinical setting, with estimates indicating 500,000 are undertaken per year in the USA alone. These procedures are generally regarded as safe.
C. Terjesen, J. Kovaleva, L. Ehlers
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Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder characterized by abnormal breathing during sleeping. OSA can damage various organs throughout the body and is burdensome, both socially and economically. Moreover, as OSA has been increasingly studied in recent years, new evidence‐based guidelines for its diagnosis and surgical ...
Working Group of Guideline for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult OSA +7 more
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Abstract Background Upper tracheal stenosis (UTS) is a rare process with multiple causes and variable approaches to treatment. Australian data on management patterns are lacking and patient resources reflecting local practices are scarce. Aims To describe the management strategies of UTS over 12 years among three teaching hospitals in New South Wales ...
Nathan Harb +6 more
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Bronchoscopic Removal of Aspergilloma from a Cavitary Lesion of the Lung [PDF]
We report a 62-year-old diabetic male who had recurrent episodes of haemoptysis, diagnosed to have Aspergilloma in the right upper lobe cavitary lesion of the lung. Bronchoscopic biopsy revealed a fungal ball (Aspergillus niger) in the right upper lobe.
Kalyan Kumar P.V +4 more
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A prospective study demonstrating that the BioFire Pneumonia Panel Plus shows substantial concordance with culture in donor samples and moderate concordance in recipient samples, supporting its potential role in guiding perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in lung transplantation.
Andrea Lombardi +19 more
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Post tracheostomy and post intubation tracheal stenosis: Report of 31 cases and review of the literature [PDF]
Background Severe post tracheostomy (PT) and post intubation (PI) tracheal stenosis is an uncommon clinical entity that often requires interventional bronchoscopy before surgery is considered.
Nikolaos Zias +48 more
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A Case of a Child With Persistent Cough Caused by Dental Aspiration
ABSTRACT Dental aspiration is usually reported in children with underlying disorders, such as neuromuscular disorders, and is rare in healthy children. Although foreign body aspiration typically causes a persistent cough in infants, herein we report a healthy adolescent whose persistent cough was due to dental aspiration.
Hiroshi Imai +6 more
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Background and Aims: Supraglottic airway devices (SADs), such as the i-gel®, are widely used during general anaesthesia but are susceptible to intraoperative displacement. Although clinical methods are commonly employed for confirming placement, they may
S Amina +4 more
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ABSTRACT In children with complete unilateral main bronchial obstruction from foreign body aspiration, positive pressure ventilation may overdistend the contralateral ventilated lung, leading to barotrauma and tension pneumothorax. Sudden hypoxemia and hypotension should prompt rapid clinical assessment, including lung ultrasound, and immediate ...
Kun Yue, Xuewu Ji, Yingying Sun, Yin Xia
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An outbreak of Multi-Drug Resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) infections occurred in intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency room (ER) between June and August 2007. Five patients who isolated MDRP in the outbreak of 2007 were all used bronchoscopes,
Hisako Machida +8 more
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