Pitfalls in the use of the flexible bronchoscope in pediatric patients.
Flexible bronchoscopy is an important diagnostic technique for study of pediatric patients with pulmonary problems. Many pitfalls await the unwary, but with experience and care, most can be overcome or circumvented.
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7220.
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D000758:Anesthesia; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis