Factors Associated With Complications Caused by Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Patients
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Flexible bronchoscopy was introduced by Ikeda in 1968.1 Its use in pediatric medicine, popularized by Wood and Fink,2 has increased steadily since the introduction in 1978 of the pediatric flexible bronchoscope with suction channel. The efficacy of flexible bronchoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in pediatric practice has been demonstrated.3-5 It can, however, give rise to complications which the bronchoscopist should consider before carrying out the procedure, in order to draw up a risk-benefit analysis and determine whether bronchoscopy is justified. Complications arising from bronchoscopy can be related to a number of factors: the bronchoscopic examination itself; factors relating to the patient, such as
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[Factors associated with complications caused by bronchoscopy in pediatric patients].
BACKGROUND Although the role of flexible bronchoscopy as an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in pediatric medicine has been demonstrated, the procedure can cause complications which should be foreseen by the bronchoscopist. However, no precise information is available about the factors associated with the presence of such complications. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of complic...
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