Bronchoscopy in COVID-19 intensive care unit patients

Marie Bruyneel; Maria Gabrovska; Peter Rummens; Alain Roman; Marc Claus; Etienne Stevens; Philippe Dechamps; Lucas Demey; Laurent Truffaut; Vincent Ninane

doi:10.1111/resp.13932

Bronchoscopy in COVID-19 intensive care unit patients

Respirology. 2020 Dec;25(12):1313-1315. doi: 10.1111/resp.13932. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Authors

Marie Bruyneel^{1

2}, Maria Gabrovska^{1

2}, Peter Rummens^{1

2}, Alain Roman^{2

3}, Marc Claus^{2

3}, Etienne Stevens^{2

3}, Philippe Dechamps^{2

3}, Lucas Demey^{1

2}, Laurent Truffaut^{1

2}, Vincent Ninane^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pneumology, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
² Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID; bronchoscopy; intensive care unit; protective personal equipment.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Airway Obstruction / etiology
Airway Obstruction / therapy*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Bronchoscopes
Bronchoscopy / methods*
COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / therapy*
COVID-19 / transmission
Critical Care
Disposable Equipment
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Intensive Care Units
Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications
Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy
Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment*
Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications
Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
Pulmonary Medicine
SARS-CoV-2