Flexible bronchoscopy as a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic tool in pediatric intensive care patients: A report on 5 years of experience

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1031-1037

  Peng, Yu Yun ^a   Soong, Wen Jue ^a,b   Lee, Yu Sheng ^a,b   Tsao, Pei Chen ^a,b   Yang, Chia Feng ^a,b   Jeng, Mei Jy ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bronchoscopy; flexible endoscopy; intensive care; interventional bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STRIDOR; TACHYPNEA; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052963920     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21464     Document Type: Review

References (34)

1. Fan LL, Sparks LM, Dulinski JP,. Applications of an ultrathin flexible bronchoscope for neonatal and pediatric airway problems. Chest 1986; 89: 673-676. (Pubitemid 16119528)
2. Wood RE,. Pitfalls in the use of the flexible bronchoscope in pediatric patients. Chest 1990; 97: 199-203. (Pubitemid 20023517)
3. Nicolai T,. Pediatric bronchoscopy. Pediatr Pulmonol 2001; 31: 150-164.
4. Soong WJ, Jeng MJ, Hwang BT,. The application of modified mini-flexible-fiberoptic endoscopy in pediatric practice. J Chin Med Assoc 1995; 56: 338-344.
5. Gerritsen J,. Flexible bronchoscopy in children: an open airway. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 576-577. (Pubitemid 37258531)
6. Schellhase DE,. Pediatric flexible airway endoscopy. Curr Opin Pediatr 2002; 14: 327-333. (Pubitemid 34478523)
7. Wood RE,. Evaluation of the upper airway in children. Curr Opin Pediatr 2008; 20: 266-271. (Pubitemid 351670529)
8. Wood RE, Fink RJ,. Applications of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopes in infants and children. Chest 1978; 5: 737-740. (Pubitemid 8351278)
9. Wood RE,. Spelunking in the pediatric airways: explorations with the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope. Pediatr Clin North Am 1984; 31: 785-799. (Pubitemid 14068975)
10. Lee YS, Soong WJ, Jeng MJ, Cheng CY, Shen CM, Sun J, Chen CF, Hwang B,. Flexible endoscopy of aerodigestive tract in small infants. Pediart Int 2003; 45: 530-533. (Pubitemid 37430752)
11. Fan LL, Sparks LM, Fix FJ,. Flexible fiberoptic endoscopy for airway problems in a pediatric intensive care unit. Chest 1988; 93: 556-560.
12. de Blic J, Delacourt C, Scheinmann P,. Ultrathin flexible bronchoscopy in neonatal intensive care units. Arch Dis Child 1991; 66: 1383-1385.
13. Bar-Zohar D, Sivan Y,. The yield of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in pediatric intensive care patients. Chest 2004; 126: 1353-1359. (Pubitemid 39391271)
14. Manna S, Durward A, Moganasundram S, Tibby SM, Murdoch IA,. Retrospective evaluation of a paediatric intensivist-led flexible bronchoscopy service. Intensive Care Med 2006; 32: 2026-2033. (Pubitemid 44833117)
15. Davidson MG, Coutts J, Bell G,. Flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric intensive care. Pediatr Pulmonol 2008; 43: 1188-1192.
16. Midulla F, de Blic J, Barbato A, Bush A, Eber E, Kotecha S, Haxby E, Moretti C, Pohunek P, Ratjen F,. Flexible endoscopy of paediatric airways. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 698-708. (Pubitemid 37258551)
17. Soong WJ, Jeng MJ, Lee YS, Hwang B, Yeh TF,. Continuous nasopharyngeal oxygen with supplemental pinch nose ventilation for pediatric flexible bronchoscopy-A new method of oxygenation and ventilation. Pediatric Academic Society Annular Meeting; 2004:3395.
18. Soong WJ, Tsao PC, Chang HL, Lee YS, Jeng MJ, Kou YR, Hwang H,. Tracheobronchial expandable metallic stent placement solely by flexible endoscopy in children. American Thoracic Society Annular Meeting; 2005 May 23:A557.
19. Tsao PC, Soong WJ, Jeng MJ, Chang HL, Lee YS, Kou YR, Hwang B,. Flexible bronchoscopic diagnosis and removal of airway foreign bodies in children. American Thoracic Society Annular Meeting; 2005 May 23:A472.
20. Soong WJ, Lee YS, Soong YH, Tsao PJ, Yang CF, Jeng MJ, Peng YY,. Tracheal foreign body after laser supraglottoplasty: a hidden but risky complication of an aluminum foil tape-wrapped endotracheal tube. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 74: 1432-1434.
21. Soong WJ,. Adjusting the endotracheal tube tip in management of tracheomalacia in an infant. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004; 68: 1105-1108.
22. Chen WT, Soong WJ, Chang HL, Lee YS, Jeng MJ, Hwang B,. The safety of aerodigestive tract flexible endoscopy as an outpatient procedure in young children. J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 128-134. (Pubitemid 351618656)
23. Soong WJ, Shiao AS, Jeng MJ, Lee YS, Tsao PC, Yang CF, Soong YH,. Comparison between rigid and flexible laser supraglottoplasty in the treatment of severe laryngomalacia in infants. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolarygol 2011; doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.03.016
24. Levin R, Kissoon N, Froese N,. Fibreoptic and videoscopic indirect intubation techniques for intubation in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2009; 25: 479-482.
25. de Blic J, Marchac V, Scheinmann P,. Complications of flexible bronchoscopy in children: prospective study of 1,328 procedures. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1271-1276. (Pubitemid 35331888)
26. Nussbaum E,. Pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscopy: clinical experience with 2,836 bronchoscopies. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2002; 3: 171-176.
27. 2 laser supraglottoplasty for severe laryngomalacia: a study of symptomatic improvement. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2007; 71: 889-895.
28. Dab I, Malfroot A, Goossens A,. Therapeutic bronchoscopy in ventilated neonates. Arch Dis Child 1993; 69: 533-537. (Pubitemid 23357120)
29. Karlson KH, Jr. , Pickert CB, Schexnayder SM, Heulitt MJ,. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Pulmonol 1993; 16: 215-218.
30. Sachdev A, Chugh K, Sethi M, Gupta D, Wattal C, Menon G,. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in children in resource-limited setting: a comparative study of bronchoscopic and nonbronchoscopic methods. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010; 11: 258-266.
31. Mathew JL, Singhi S,. Diagnostic procedure for ventilator-associated pneumonia: striking a balance. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010; 11: 310-312.
32. Efrati O, Sadeh-Gornik U, Modan-Moses D, et al. Flexible bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in pediatric patients with lung disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2009; 10: 80-84.
33. Wood RE, Gauderer MWL,. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the management of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children: the value of a combined approach with open tube bronchoscopy. J Pediatr Surg 1984; 19: 693-698. (Pubitemid 15184023)
34. Naguib ML, Streetman DS, Clifton S, Nasr SZ,. Use of laryngeal mask airway in flexible bronchoscopy in infants and children. Pediatr Pulmonol 2005; 39: 56-63. (Pubitemid 39628605)