BRONCHOSCOPY contributes greatly to the diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic disease. It is at once apparent that proper anesthesia serves the interest of both the bronchoscopist and the patient.

Routine bronchoscopy may clarify the treatment pathways for patients suffering from severe uncontrolled asthma (SUA) who are being considered for biologic therapy indicated for a T2 inflammation ...

A flexible bronchoscopy is a medical procedure that allows a doctor to examine the inside of the airways. Doctors pass a tube-like device into the airways to diagnose medical conditions, take biopsies ...

AMONG the cardinal symptoms of respiratory disease, hemoptysis is, if not the most frequent, at least the most frightening experience and constitutes a stern warning for both patient and doctor. Years ...

When caught early, lung cancer can often be successfully treated. The problem, however, is that there typically aren't any symptoms in its early stages. That makes the early detection of lung cancer ...

Oral antiplatelet agents such as aspirin and clopidogrel are used to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and other atherothrombotic events. Certain invasive procedures carry a degree of bleeding risk that ...

Background: Learning medical procedures relies predominantly on the apprenticeship model, and competency is established based on the number of performed procedures. Our study aimed to establish ...