The hemorrhage risk of patients undergoing bronchoscopic examinations or treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, bronchoscopic procedures have become more complex and sophisticated, as well as more extensively used. This study aimed to evaluate the safety, particularly the hemorrhage risk, of patients undergoing bronchoscopic examinations or treatments.

Methods

This retrospective study consisted of inpatients and outpatients who underwent bronchoscopic examinations or treatments in our respiratory department between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2019. We collected and analyzed the patient and bronchoscopic data.

Results

Among the 45,734 patients who underwent diagnostic or therapeutic bronchoscopies, the severe complication rate was 0.85%, and the mortality was 0.01%. The severe complication rates varied significantly among the types of bronchoscop

SUBMITTER: Bo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430161 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature