Flexible bronchoscopy with only topical anesthesia

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 54-57

  Ruiz López, Francisco José ^a,c   Valdivia Salas, María Del Mar ^b   Pérez, Juan Latour ^a   Ros Lucas, Jose Antonio ^a   Suarez, Beatriz Fernández ^a   Gascón, Fernando Sánchez ^a   Cruz, Manuel Lorenzo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAFAEL MÉNDEZ   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; No premedication; No sedation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646943537     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lbr.0000212500.45650.cf     Document Type: Article

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