bronchoscope
bronchoscope
definition
noun
Similarly, the World Congress of Gastroenterology and the British Thoracic Society espouse the recommendation that gastrointestinal endoscopes and bronchoscopes be disinfected before use on the first patient of the day.
a fiber-optic cable that is passed into the windpipe in order to view the bronchi.
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This was accomplished by anchoring the tissue with grasping forceps or applied suction, and removing the bronchoscope while visualizing the secured tissue as the 'bronchoscope' passes through the upper airway.
While the 'bronchoscope' is passed through your nose or throat into the lungs, it may cause some discomfort.
The probe was led through the working channel of the 'bronchoscope' and placed in gentle contact with the bronchial mucosa.
Tracheal stent insertion was performed under general anesthesia with a rigid 'bronchoscope' .
On fiber-optic bronchoscopy, the 'bronchoscope' could not advance through the nose, and an oral approach was required.
The anesthesia care provider positions a left main stem bronchial blocker under direct vision using a flexible 'bronchoscope' , which stops ventilation of the left lung.
Bronchoscopy performed under local anesthesia during forced expiration confirmed the extent of the collapsed segment, and we then passed an ultrathin 'bronchoscope' beyond the choke point.
A sheathed brush is passed through the 'bronchoscope' then passed repeatedly over the visible lesion.
To install the sheath onto the bronchoscope, the D-shaped 'bronchoscope' is inserted into the D-shaped opening of the sheath housing until the distal tip reaches the sheath window.
The rigid 'bronchoscope' effectively stented open the airway and when removed prompt endotracheal intubation was possible.
In addition, the 'bronchoscope' cannot pass areas of stenosis or occlusion, prohibiting evaluation of distal areas.
Open lung biopsy via thoracotomy was popularized in the 1960s. Before this time, transbronchial biopsy via a rigid 'bronchoscope' or needle biopsies were used.
Because DPS uses a fiber-optic probe that is guided through the working channel of a 'bronchoscope' , the technique is limited to lesions of the proximal bronchial tree.
Current applications of virtual reality in preoperative diagnostics include gastroscopy, 'bronchoscopy' , and colonoscopy.
For rigid endoscopic delivery systems (eg, laryngoscopes, 'bronchoscopes' , laparoscopes) care should be taken to avoid beam heating of the sheath wall.
Similarly, the World Congress of Gastroenterology and the British Thoracic Society espouse the recommendation that gastrointestinal endoscopes and 'bronchoscopes' be disinfected before use on the first patient of the day.
Make gentle, precise movements when removing and placing items such as laryngoscope blades or 'bronchoscopes' on the table to prevent splatter and to decrease aerosolization of particles.
Examples of semicritical items include 'bronchoscopes' , anesthesia equipment, and gastrointestinal endoscopes.
The use of lavage alone at 'bronchoscopy' avoids transbronchial biopsy with its complications of haemorrhage and pneumothorax.
Patients with known or suspected malignancies of the lung and with a medical indication for a 'bronchoscopy' were invited to participate.
All patients had to be free of acute respiratory tract infections before 'bronchoscopy' for at least 6 weeks.
Semicritical items that will come in contact with mucous membranes and nonintact skin (eg, 'bronchoscopes' , laryngoscopes) require high-level disinfection.
For example, an observational study of 26 U.S. facilities revealed that the vast majority of endoscopes and 'bronchoscopes' were improperly disinfected.
Although sterilization would be most effective in preventing pathogen transmission, flexible 'bronchoscopes' are not easily sterilized.
I get the impression that medical students think that sputum cytology is really 'bronchoscopy' with lavage cytology.
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