Purpose Interventional pulmonology is a growing subspecialty of pulmonary medicine with
flexible and rigid bronchoscopies increasingly used by interventional pulmonologists for …

The indications for rigid bronchoscopy for interventional pulmonology have increased and
include stent placements and transbronchial cryobiopsy procedures. The shared airway …

Flexible and rigid bronchoscopes are used in diagnosis, therapeutics, and palliation. While
their use is widespread, effective, and generally safe; there are numerous potential …

Introduction Central airway tumors involving the trachea and main‐stem bronchi are a
common cause of airway obstruction and a significant cause of mortality among the patients …

Background: There are no guidelines for anesthesia or staff support needed during rigid
bronchoscopy (RB). Identifying current practice patterns for RB pertinent to anesthesia …

Interventions: Regional anesthesia of the upper airway through ultrasound-guided SLN
block combined with intratracheal 2% lidocaine spray was performed to assist in total …

Background: Our aim was to report on the use of an innovative technique for airway
management utilizing a small diameter, short-cuffed, long orotracheal tube for assisting …

Using one-lung ventilation (OLV) through a single-lumen endotracheal tube (SLT) in the
untreated lung during rigid bronchoscopy (RB) and jet ventilation, high oxygenation can be …

Background: A limitation of bronchoscopic balloon dilatation (BBD) is that airflow must be
completely blocked for as long as possible during the operation. However, the patient often …

Interventions: Preoxygenation was performed with HFNC (Fisher&Paykel Optiflow Thrive
TM, New Zealand) for 3 minutes before the administration of anesthetic medications. The …