Open AccessRigid bronchoscopic interventions for central airway obstruction – An observational study
Author(s) -
Ajmal Khan,
Zia Hashim,
Mansi Gupta,
Hira Lal,
Aarti Agarwal,
Alok Nath
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_454_19
Subject(s) - medicine , debulking , airway obstruction , airway , prospective cohort study , bronchoscopy , observational study , palliative care , visual analogue scale , surgery , nursing , ovarian cancer , cancer
Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with thoracic malignancies. In this prospective study, we describe the role of rigid bronchoscopy (RB) in the multimodality management of CAO.