Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of
reducing occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Introduction: During the last 40 years equipment has been improved with smaller
instruments and sufficient size working channels. This has ensured that bronchoscopy offers …

Background Data regarding the risk of infection related to reusable bronchoscopes, the
global drive toward disposable technology and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an …

Background One-lung ventilation (OLV) procedures are essential for most thoracic
surgeries, and the most common method is intubation with a conventional double-lumen …

Introduction Flexible bronchoscopes have become essential in the operating theatre
environment and in critical care. This narrative review compared single‐use and reusable …

BACKGROUND: Single-use flexible bronchoscopes have gained popularity in recent years
for various advantages over the traditional reusable bronchoscope. There are several …

Abstract Introduction Isiris α™(Coloplast®) is an innovative single-use disposable flexible
cystoscope with an integrated ureteric stent grasper designed specifically to remove ureteric …

Optimal material resource planning is crucial to run safe and cost-efficient hospital services.
In this article, we investigate a real problem in hospitals, motivated by an environmental and …

Bronchoscopy has several major diagnostic and therapeutic indications in pulmonology.
However, it is an aerosol-generating procedure that places healthcare providers at an …

Background Bronchoscopy is critical in the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), and its use is associated with the challenges of stringent sterilization and virus …