title: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in adult airway management.
abstract: The FFB may facilitate airway management and offers utilization in intubation, extubation, diagnosis of airway damage, ET tube changing, and simultaneous diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in UAO. The FFB may also be used to facilitate insertion of a double-lumen EB tube to initiate dual lung ventilation. In addition to development of technical skills, the ICU physician should know the indications and complications of FOB in the critically ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*