Bronchoscopy Basics: Current approaches-A literature review

Objective: This review article aims to understand the basic airway anatomy, bronchoscopy in high risk patients, premedication and performing procedure patients on anticoagulation. Basic is done by pulmonologists, intensivists, thoracic surgery, anesthesiologists. After a literature search from several databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, Update etc., I found categories of high-risk based clinical history, Mallampati score, 3-3-2 Rule. These include with pulmonary hypertension, renal failure, COPD, asthma, obesity, searched find multiple expert guidelines recommendations that suggested minimizing complications these premedication.