Bronchoscopy Applications

Bronchoscopy has been a common procedure in the ICU for years, and it's generally been done the same way for a long time. Intensivists use a re-usable bronchoscope—whenever it's available, sterilized, and reprocessed—to monitor critical patients' airways. But now, some intensivists are turning towards disposable bronchoscopes as they become more widely available. This article takes a look at why.

The harmful effects of e-cigarettes on lung function were isolated via bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage, or BAL, with fluid specimens collected by clinical teams caring for hospitalized patients. BAL fluid specimens from 29 patients had extremely high levels of vitamin E acetate.