OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic yield of fibreoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) compared to gastric aspiration (GA) in children with probable pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS Children with probable pulmonary TB were subjected to bronchoscopy, BAL and gastric aspiration. The samples were examined for acid fast bacilli (AFB) on smear. RESULTS A total of 52 children un...

We read with great interest an article by Kennedy and colleagues 1 in a recent issue of CHEST (July 2013) in which a systematic review and meta-analysis of stud ies revealed signifi cant improvements in skills and behaviors when comparing simulation-based bronchoscopy with no intervention. However, the article also identifi ed gaps in evidence, such as the lack of clear understanding of optima...

We conducted this study to define the value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in the evaluation of chest radiographic abnormalities and to provide guidelines for fiberoptic bronchoscopy on the basis of chest radiographic appearances. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy without fluoroscopy was carried out in 530 patients, 455 male and 75 female, aged 19 to 85 years, during a 1-year period at Chest Department...

STUDY OBJECTIVE s: Little information exists on the impact of antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) on HIV-related bronchoscopic activity. This study was performed to identify any changes to our pattern of use of bronchoscopy over the last decade, and how this might relate to the introduction of more effective ARTs to our center in 1996. DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. SETTING Academic medica...

Background There is a lack of contemporaneous data on the practices of flexible bronchoscopy in India. Aim The aim of the study was to study the prevalent practices of flexible bronchoscopy across India. Methods The "Indian Bronchoscopy Survey" was a 98-question, online survey structured into the following sections: general information, patient preparation and monitoring, sedation and topic...