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[Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in intensive care units].

K Kiss·Z Pápai·B Szima·S Kis·J Strausz
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The authors have retrospectively analysed 161 bedside fiberoptic bronchoscopies performed at intensive care units and demonstrate its' main indications, results and influences on the patients' condition. In 35.4% of cases immediate improvement was observed, in 31.6% the examination contributed to choose the proper treatment. Due to the safe method only one serious complication occurred because of bronchoscopy. The results justify-according to the literature-that fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an indispensable method to check airways and for diagnostical and therapeutic interventions of critically ill patients.

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K Kiss, Z Pápai, B Szima, S Kis, J Strausz. 1996-08-04. [Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in intensive care units].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8992417/

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