Open AccessBronchoscopy in Patients With Known or Suspected COVID-19
Author(s) -
Gustavo Cumbo-Nacheli,
Henri G. Colt,
Abhinav Agrawal,
Joseph Cicenia,
Lorenzo Corbetta,
Akhil Dhanesh Goel,
Ameena Goga,
Hans J. Lee,
Septimiu Murgu,
Jasleen Pannu,
Michal Senitko,
Francesco Tarantini,
Patrícia Vujacich,
Jonathan Williamson,
Elaine Yap,
Robert J. Lentz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000805
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , pulmonologists , covid-19 , comorbidity , pandemic , intensive care medicine , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the benefits and risks of bronchoscopy remain uncertain. This study was designed to characterize bronchoscopy-related practice patterns, diagnostic yields, and adverse events involving patients with known or suspected COVID-19.