An alternate method for fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination of the intubated patient.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be performed easily on patients requiring mechanical ventilation through endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes greater than 8 mm inside diameter. In patients with smaller tubes the procedure can still be performed by passing the bronchoscope transnasally and then through the glottis alongside the endotracheal tube.
D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D009666:Nose; D014140:Tracheotomy