{"title":"Bronchoscopy in intensive care.","authors":"M J Tobin, G E D'Alonzo","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fiberoptic bronchoscopy has revolutionized the practice of modern pulmonary medicine. It is estimated that as many as 98% of all bronchoscopies are currently performed using the flexible instrument, and most bronchoscopists have never been trained in the technique of rigid bronchoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":79791,"journal":{"name":"Applied cardiopulmonary pathophysiology : ACP","volume":"3 4","pages":"319-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1991-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied cardiopulmonary pathophysiology : ACP","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy has revolutionized the practice of modern pulmonary medicine. It is estimated that as many as 98% of all bronchoscopies are currently performed using the flexible instrument, and most bronchoscopists have never been trained in the technique of rigid bronchoscopy.