Bronchoscopy

In flexible bronchoscopy, tranexamic acid appeared comparable to the standard topical hemostatic agent of adrenaline in stopping iatrogenic bleeding, according to results published in CHEST.

The risk for regular and severe future exacerbations in children aged 1 to 5 years with severe wheeze can be found through bronchial remodeling, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Healio compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in March.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a robotic navigated bronchoscopy system that will aid in diagnosing patients with lung cancer, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

Atelectasis occurred less frequently when patients received ventilation through an endotracheal tube than through a laryngeal mask airway during bronchoscopy, according to study results published in CHEST.

A preoperative biopsy procedure did not raise the risk for tumor spread through airspaces among patients with resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study published in CHEST.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with cone-beam CT imaging showed promise for diagnosing central, distal-airway and peripheral pulmonary lesions in a single-center study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

From 2012 to 2018, bronchoscopy use increased among hospitalized patients in the U.S. treated with invasive mechanical ventilation, researchers reported in Chest.

In this video, Thomas Waddington, MD, assistant clinical professor in the department of medicine, division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at City of Hope National Medical Center, highlights diagnostic tools used determine the stage of lung disease.

Early results from the PRECIsE multicenter study showed shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy yielded high sensitivity for malignancy for pulmonary nodules and had a favorable safety profile.