Bronchial thermoplasty : a new therapeutic option for the treatment of severe, uncontrolled asthma in adults [PDF]
Bronchial thermoplasty is a young yet promising treatment for severe asthma whose benefit for long-term asthma control outweighs the short-term risk of deterioration and hospitalisation in the days following the treatment.
Alagha, Khuder +10 more
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Bacteremia associated with bronchoscopy
Objective: To assess the incidence of bacteremia following bronchoscopy to determine whether the use of prophylactic antibiotics is warranted in patients at risk of endocarditis. Design: Prospective nonrandomized clinical study.
Sherouk El Batrawy +3 more
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Early respiratory viral infections in infants with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
A Peshkin +41 more
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Broncoscopia no Brasil Bronchoscopy in Brazil
INTRODUÇÃO: Durante os últimos anos a endoscopia respiratória evoluiu consideravelmente. Inúmeros trabalhos na área têm sido publicados, bem como a realização de simpósios, congressos e cursos vêm acompanhados de um renovado interesse pela endoscopia ...
Mauro Zamboni, Andreia Salarini Monteiro
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STUDIES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY METHOD FOR TRACHEAL AND BRONCHIAL RUPTURES [PDF]
Traumatic injuries of major airways (trachea and main bronchus) are rare in medical practice but represent extremely life-threatening conditions.
M. Mitev
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Benefits and risks of bronchoalveolar lavage in severe asthma in children
Background Although bronchoscopy can be part of the exploration of severe asthma in children, the benefit of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is unknown.
Raja Ben Tkhayat +6 more
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Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Wet or productive cough is common in children with chronic cough. We formulated recommendations based on systematic reviews related to the management of chronic wet cough in children (aged METHODS: We used the CHEST expert cough panel\u27s ...
Chang, Anne B. +7 more
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Assessment of Worldwide Bronchoscopy Practices and Training Methods: A WABIP Survey
The practice of bronchoscopy is not standardized. Regional and global variations in bronchoscopy practice are exacerbated by the paucity of recommendations regarding technical aspects in major bronchoscopy guidelines.
Silvia Quadrelli +2 more
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Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airways during sleep. Conscious sedation for flexible bronchoscopy (FB) places patients in a sleep-like condition.
Andrei M. Darie +7 more
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Case Report: Massive Hemoptysis From a Spontaneously Regression Inflammatory Bronchial Polyp
BackgroundBronchial inflammatory polyps are usually treated by surgical operation or with steroids and/or antibiotics, and it is quite rare that such polys spontaneously disappear without any treatment.
Yuichiro Iwamoto +6 more
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