A Japanese, Shigeto Ikeda, invented the flexible bronchoscope (FB) in 1966; the FB was introduced into clinical practice due to its diagnostic accuracy, safety, and ease of use. Currently, the FB is one of the most important tools for diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases in child and infants. The tendency to subdivide bronchoscopes into adult and pediatric categories depending on their...

Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of axial thoracic CT, other imaging techniques and image reconstruction algorithms with the endoscopic findings of Fiberopptic Bronchoscopy (FOB), in patients with newly detected endobronchial lesions. Methods: A systematic review of the literature for retrospective and prospective studies was performed. Ar...

OBJECTIVES To determine the value and safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICUs, PICUs). SUBJECT AND METHODS A total of 53 fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures on 47 patients were reviewed. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 23 patients. RESULTS The primary diseases were pneumonia (n = 16), foreign body aspiration (n = 14), congenital a...

Objectives: Sputum acid-fact bacilli (AFB) and Xpert examinations are the most commonly used methods in early diagnosis for pulmonary tuberculosis. It becomes difficult clinician to initiate treatment patients with negative sputum smear at stage of diagnosis. Waiting culture results causes delay increases risk disease transmission. We aimed investigate contribution bronchoscopic lavage (BL) obt...

BACKGROUND Oxygen desaturation is not uncommon during bronchoscopy. We sought to identify factors predictive of desaturation during flexible bronchoscopy. METHODS Over eight months, we enrolled 137 randomly selected patients who were undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy at our medical center. The patients' oxygen saturation was monitored on their arrival and during the procedure by finger pulse...

Recurrent pulmonary infections are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Imaging of the thorax beyond a routine chest radiograph, such as computed tomography imaging, should be considered for these patients. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy should also be considered for these patients, especially in cases in which respiratory cultures do not provide guidance for antibiotic th...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage are often followed by the development of fever and other influenza-like symptoms. We report the onset of these symptoms in a healthy volunteer following bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage; the symptoms were temporally associated with the dramatic elevation of serum levels of tumor necrosis factor. Our observations suggest that tumor necros...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of music on state anxiety levels in patients undergoing flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB). DESIGN Randomized clinical trial using pretests, posttests, and two groups. SETTING Pulmonary special-procedures unit of a tertiary-care referral center. PATIENTS Sixty adult patients: 30 patients received music during bronchoscopy and 30 control subjects received ...

Airway difficulties are a major concern for anesthesiologists. Even though fiberoptic intubation is the generally accepted method for management of difficult airways, it is not without disadvantages-requires patient cooperation, and cannot be performed on soiled airway or upper airways with pre-existing narrowing pathology. Additionally, fiberoptic bronchoscopy is not available at every medical...