A questionnaire was sent to 1,041 owners of fiberoptic bronchoscopes requesting data about complications of bronchoscopic examination; 323 (31 percent) of the questionnaires were returned. From approximately 48,000 procedures, ten deaths were reported and are described. Information about two additional deaths not obtained from data on the questionnaires is also included. All patients who died h...

Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality when treated conservatively. Several modalities have been described in the treatment of hemoptysis with varying results. Endobronchial therapy has traditionally been performed with rigid bronchoscopy. This requires both specialized training and equipment that is not readily available in many centers. The role of fiberoptic...

BACKGROUND The combination of cytology and biopsies improves the recognition and typing of small cell (SCLC) versus non small cell (NSCLC) lung cancers in the fiberoptic bronchoscopy assessment of centrally located tumours. METHODS We studied whether bronchial aspirates performed before biopsies (BA) and washings performed after biopsies (BW) could increase the diagnostic yield of fiberoptic ...

From January 1982 to April 1987 , 1500 cases of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) were performed. Among these cases, 37 were suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis but their sputum examination was either negative or they were not able to expectorate. In all these cases pulmonary TB was confirmed either by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid examination or by biopsy. We conclude that FOB is ...

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a relatively rare benign disease, around 300 and 130 cases have been reported in English and Japanese literature, respectively. Most of the cases have been diagnosed incidentally at autopsy. Due to the widespread use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB), the number of cases diagnosed upon examination is increasing. Here, we report a case of a 72 yea...

Introduction Remifentanil target-controlled infusion (TCI), widely used in the operating room owing to its reliability, is poorly assessed in the ICU, while several procedures may induce pain and discomfort. Only one series of 14 patients focused on Remifentanil-TCI use for performing fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) in the ICU [1]. We aimed to assess Remifentanil-TCI feasibility, safety and tolera...

OBJECTIVE To describe our experience with ketamine sedation during infant flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. Infants were sedated with midazolam and ketamine with or without fentanyl. The sedation regimen, final procedure performed, procedure duration, and complications were recorded. Complication rates between infants 6 months of age and b...

The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the indications, results and complications of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) in an University teaching Hospital. Also, we present the radiological findings for the major causes according to computed tomography of the chest performed within 48 h of fiberoptic bronchoscopy. A total of 4,098 FFBs were performed from January 1, 2003 to Dec...

Although fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) has been traditionally used to evaluate nonresolving pneumonia, its efficacy is unknown. We, therefore, reviewed FOB in 35 consecutive patients who had (1) a roentgenographic infiltrate, (2) cough, (3) either temperature greater than 38.1 degrees C, leukocytosis, sputum production, (4) symptoms present for at least ten days, and antibiotic therapy for at l...