Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in respiratory care: Diagnostic yield, complications, and challenges in a Nigerian Tertiary Center

OO Adewole, UU Onakpoya… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The goal of this study was to report our experience and clinical utility of fiberoptic
bronchoscopy. Methods: A review of bronchoscopy requests, services, and reports
performed over a 5-year period was performed. Demographic characteristics were extracted.
Indications for the procedures, type of bronchoscopic sampling done, final diagnosis, and
complications were reported. Sensitivities, specificities, and overall diagnostic yield of the
procedures were determined. Results: About 163 diagnostic bronchoscopies were …
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