Use of laryngeal mask airway in flexible bronchoscopy in infants and children

Autor: Daniel S Streetman, Samya Z. Nasr, Maggie L. Naguib, Shelley Clifton
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Pediatric Pulmonology. 39:56-63
ISSN: 1099-0496
8755-6863
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20139
Popis: In the past two decades, flexible bronchoscopy (FB) has gained increasing popularity among pediatric pulmonologists. The objective of this study was to review our experience with pediatric flexible bronchoscopy over the past 15 years, with special focus on route of bronchoscopy. This is a retrospective study. We reviewed our pediatric FB procedures performed at the University of Michigan, Mott Children's Hospital, from 1988-2003. The study included 1,947 procedures in 1,548 patients, with a mean of 1.3 procedures/patient. The male:female ratio was 1.66:1, and age was 4.9 +/- 5.6 years (mean +/- SD). Patients
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