title: [Clinical observation on children-sized fibreoptic bronchoscope usage in whole-lung lavage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of children-sized fibreoptic bronchoscope in improving the safety of whole-lung lavage (WLL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients from May 2006 to May 2010 using children-sized fibreoptic bronchoscope to assistant the location were assigned to fibreoptic bronchoscope group. Patients from May 1998 to Nov 2004 using traditional stethoscope to help intubation were assigned to control group. The adverse reactions and complications were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were liquid leakage 1 case (0.96%), hypoxia 3 cases (2.88%) and liquid retained over 1000 ml 15 cases (14.42%) in fibreoptic bronchoscope group. In contrast, liquid leakage 24 cases (6.38%), hypoxia 42 cases (11.17%) and liquid retained over 1000 ml 135 cases (35.90%) happened in control group. The differences between the two groups were significant (P<0.05, P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using children-sized fibreoptic bronchoscope in WLL can promote the situation of double-lumen tube, help separation the two lungs, decrease complications and improving safety.
authors.affiliation: State Grid Corporation Occupational Disease Hospital, Hangzhou 311600,China.
authors.forename: Xiao-qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhi-hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ming-wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Jian-cheng
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged