Trends and an Online Survey on the Use of Rigid Bronchoscopy in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although almost all interventional pulmonologists agree that rigid bronchoscopy is irreplaceable in the field of interventional pulmonology, less is known about the types of diseases that the procedure is used for and what difficulties the operators face during the procedure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate what diseases rigid bronchoscopy is used for, whether it is widely used, and what challenges the operators face in Korea.

Methods

We enrolled 14 hospitals in this retrospective cohort of patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy between 2003 and 2020. An online survey was conducted with 14 operators to investigate the difficulties associated with the procedure.

Results

While the number of new patients at Samsung Medical Center (SMC) increased fr

SUBMITTER: Jeong BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature