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Survey of flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the UK.
The survey of flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the United Kingom by SMYTH and STEAD [1] was based on a questionnaire and is therefore completely reliant on the memories9 of physicians who have carried out bronchoscopies. Unfortunately, it quotes guidelines that are out of date and indeed does not reference the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines which were published 9 months before th...
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Direct access endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is now available in many centres1,2 with a high diagnostic yield, though it is doubtful whether this has reduced the complications from peptic ulcer disease.3 This pilot study was established in order to assess the feasibility of running a flexible fibreoptic sigmoidoscopy outpatient clinic with direct access referral for General Pract...
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In four years' use of the flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope in diagnosing sputum-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, of 275 patients with tuberculosis suspected from chest radiographic appearances, 89 (32.4%) were shown to have active disease. In 60 (67.4%) of these patients the diagnosis was made from samples obtained through the fibreoptic bronchoscope (56 from bronchial brushings, four from tran...
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In view of recent reports of contamination of the fibreoptic bronchoscope by tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria, we evaluated the disinfecting properties of aqueous glutaraldehyde (Cidex) and an iodophor (Prepodyne) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M gordonae. We found that a 15 minute disinfection procedure with either agent, coupled with initial vigorous mechanical cleaning of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.293.6549.712