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Complications are more frequent in critically ill patients in intensive care. [22] The risk of complications from fiberoptic bronchoscopy are minimized with good training, careful technique and an ongoing dialogue with the anesthesiologist or sedationist. [9] Common complications include excessive bleeding following biopsy.
Complications can also arise from interventions used to remove a foreign body from the airway. [15] Rigid bronchoscopy is the gold standard for removal of a foreign body, however this intervention does have potential risks. [15] The most common complication from rigid bronchoscopy is damage to the patient's teeth. [15]
Rapid diagnosis and treatment are important in the care of TBI; [6] if the injury is not diagnosed shortly after the injury, the risk of complications is higher. [11] Bronchoscopy is the most effective method to diagnose, locate, and determine the severity of TBI, [6] [10] and it is usually the only method that allows a definitive diagnosis. [23]
Any approach to lung biopsy risks causing a pneumothorax.Careful technique can limit this risk, which ranges from less than 1% to about 10%. The precise risk of pneumothorax depends on technique and on underlying lung disease, as certain lung diseases such as COPD can increase the risk of pneumothorax.
Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is recommended in possible cases of organizing pneumonia to rule out infection and other causes of alveolar infiltrates. [9] The bronchoalveolar lavage in organizing pneumonia shows a lymphocytic predominant inflammation of the alveoli with increases in neutrophils and eosinophils . [ 9 ]
On Dec. 19, the actor had undergone a bronchoscopy — a procedure that allows doctors to examine airways in the lungs. She was cremated in January and her remains were given to her husband, Steve ...
Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest late last month after being diagnosed with lung cancer, according to her death certificate.
Evaluation by means of bronchoscopy can be difficult and time consuming and is best performed under general anesthesia. Casts can be removed mechanically by bronchoscopy or physical therapy. High-frequency chest wall oscillation can also be used to vibrate the chest wall at a high frequency to try to loosen and thin the casts.