Management of complications from diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 940-953

  Lee, Pyng ^a   Mehta, Atul C ^b   Mathur, Praveen N ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United Arab Emirates)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Complication; Management

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LAVAGE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

BIOPSY; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70049109776     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01617.x     Document Type: Review

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