Bronchoscopy with the vision sciences BF100 disposable-sheath device: French experience after 328 procedures

Respiration

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 174-177

  Margery, Jacques ^a,b   Vaylet, Fabien ^a   Guigay, Joël ^a   Grassin, Frédéric ^a   Dot, Jean Marc ^a   Morel, Vincent ^a   Vaures, Evelyne ^a   Marotel, Claude ^a   Demuys, Christelle ^a   L'Her, Pierre ^a  

^a Service des Maladies Respiratoires   (France)

^b Hop d'Instruct des Armees PERCY   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Lung; Nosocomial infection; Prevention; Vision sciences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ASEPSIS; BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144355216     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076680     Document Type: Article

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