Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in management of smoke inhalation lung injury
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Application of flexible bronchoscopy in inhalation lung injury
BACKGROUND As acute inhalational injury is an uncommon presentation to most institutions, a standard approach to its assessment and management, especially using flexible bronchoscopy, has not received significant attention. METHODS The objective of this study is to evaluate the value of using flexible bronchoscopy as part of the evaluation and management of patients with inhalational lung inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0422-7638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2015.03.015