Open AccessThe Safety and Utility of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Very Elderly
Author(s) -
Cameron W. McLaughlin,
Andrew Skabelund,
Ellis Easterling,
Michael J. Morris
Publication year - 2018
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.0000000000000511
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , anesthesiology , malignancy , cohort , surgery , intensive care unit , complication , flexible bronchoscopy , medical diagnosis , sampling (signal processing) , pediatrics , anesthesia , radiology , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is a common modality for diagnostic sampling within the thorax. It is utilized often in the elderly population, but there is limited data on the safety and utility of the procedure in the very elderly.