To perform a bronchoscopy safely, it is very important to make a risk assessment before and after the procedure. There have been no reports of hypoxemia during sleep on the day after a bronchoscopic examination; therefore, we evaluated the oxygen saturation status during sleep on the days before and after bronchoscopy. Thirty patients that underwent bronchoscopy were studied. Continuous pulse o...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a widely performed procedure that is generally considered to be safe. The first performed bronchoscopy was done by Gustav Killian in 1897; however, the development of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy was accomplished by Ikeda in 1964(1). Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a key diagnostic and therapeutic procedure(2). It is estimated that more than 500,000 of these p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The changes of autonomic nervous activity during bronchoscopic procedures are closely related to the development of cardiovascular complications. We aimed to evaluate the changes of autonomic nervous activity during bronchoscopic procedures using R-R interval variability from electrocardiograms (ECGs) obtained during diagnostic bronchoscopy. METHODS Twenty-four patients wh...

The title says it all-Bronchoscopy. This book is by far the most comprehensive work on the topic in the literature by one of the leaders in the field of bronchoscopy Dr. Udaya B. S. Prakash of the Mayo Clinic. The table ofcontents gives an idea ofthe encyclopedic scope ofthis volume, beginning with the History ofBronchoseopy, of Bronchoseopy and Atlas of Bronchoseopy. Thirty experts from throug...

BACKGROUND Virtual bronchoscopy software is now available to district general hospitals (DGHs). There is limited information on the clinical utility of virtual bronchoscopy and whether it offers any additional information over conventional axial computed tomography in the setting of a busy DGH chest unit. METHODS Virtual bronchoscopy and computed tomography findings were compared in all patie...