Flexible bronchoscopy.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an excellent tool for the evaluation of the airways and lung parenchyma. The history of flexible bronchoscopy, anesthesia, technique, indications, contraindications, and complications in using the bronchoscopy are reviewed.
Borchers
S D
SD
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
Beamis
J F
JF
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000075202:Contraindications; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives