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Flexible bronchoscopy.
Flexible bronchoscopy is an important procedure for evaluating the pediatric airway, allowing a dynamic view from the trachea through the lower bronchi. The flexible bronchoscope offers greater maneuverability than the rigid bronchoscope and may be done in conjunction with other procedures, such as bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial biopsy, endobronchial ultrasound, electrocautery or laser ...
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متن کامل[Flexible bronchoscopy in critical care units].
Since the introduction of flexible bronchoscopes (initially measuring 4.9 mm in diameter in the 1970s and posteriorly of other diameters), their use for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in critical patients subjected to mechanical ventilation and in Intensive Care has become widespread. This number of the journal presents two studies that describe the experience of two Spanish Intensive Care...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/0954-6111(94)90025-6