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5.1.4 - Principles of Performing Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy and Broncho-alveolar Lavage in the Intubated Patient

from Section 5.1 - Practical Respiratory System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Summary

Key Learning Points

  1. 1. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) is generally a safe procedure that is performed at the bedside in the ICU, thus avoiding potentially dangerous transfers out of the ICU.

  2. 2. FOB is utilised for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

  3. 3. FOB-guided broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) and protected brush specimen (PSB) are extremely valuable procedures and have a high diagnostic yield in identification of the causative organism in pneumonia.

  4. 4. FOB is increasingly used in managing difficult airway and in inserting percutaneous tracheostomy devices.

  5. 5. In intubated patients, FOB increases airway resistance during the procedure. This causes an increase in the peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), which may result in barotrauma.

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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
, pp. 534 - 537
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Bonella, F, Ohshimo, S, Bauer, P, Guzman, J, Costabel, U. Bronchoalveolar lavage. Eur Respir Mon 2010;48:5972.Google Scholar
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Marini, J, Pierson, D, Hudson, L. Acute lobar atelectasis: a prospective comparison of fiberoptic bronchoscopy and respiratory therapy. Am Rev Respir Dis 1979;119:971–8.Google ScholarPubMed
Raoof, S, Mehrishi, S, Prakash, UB. Role of bronchoscopy in modern medical intensive care unit. Clin Chest Med 2001;22:241–61.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tai, DYH. Bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit (ICU). Ann Acad Med Singapore 1998;27:552–9.Google ScholarPubMed

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