title: Bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit.
abstract: With the prevalence of bronchopulmonary disease in the intensive care unit, bronchoscopy has become an essential tool for the management of patients. This article describes the variety of situations in which bronchoscopy can be of assistance in establishing diagnosis, managing the difficult airway, and supporting the patient's suffering of trauma, hemoptysis, atelectasis, and pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shennib
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baslaim
mesh_terms: D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D000075202:Contraindications; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial