Context.—The causes of death for patients with lung cancer are inadequately described.
Objective.—To categorize the immediate and contributing causes of death for patients with …

The trachea and bronchus surgery is generally performed due to stenosis, traumatic injury,
foreign body and tumors. Preoperative evaluation and anesthesia management are very …

Background Reversal of residual neuromuscular blockade by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
(eg, neostigmine) improves respiratory function. However, neostigmine may also impair …

Background Airway stents are used to treat obstructive central airway pathologies including
palliation of lung cancer, but face challenges with granulation tissue growth. Paclitaxel is a …

New robotic systems have recently emerged to assist with peripheral lung access, but a
robotic system for rigid bronchoscopy has yet to be developed. We describe a new robotic …

Background and objective Microdebrider bronchoscopy is a relatively new modality for the
management of central airway obstruction (CAO) of both benign and malignant origin. Our …

背景与目的患者行肺部手术后常常出现咳嗽, 目前尚缺乏专门评估术后咳嗽的工具.
本研究对中文版莱斯特咳嗽问卷(Leicester Cough Questionnaire in Mandarin-Chinese, LCQ …

Background: Endobronchial interventions are used to alleviate symptoms of airway stenosis.
The ventilatory management may be challenging during these procedures, and may …

Background and objective Patients often have cough after lung surgery, and there is a lack
of tools to specifically assess postoperative coughs. LCQ-MC (Leicester Cough …

Simple Summary Malignant Central Airway Obstruction (MCAO) is a serious complication of
lung cancer, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. MCAO can present in three major …