The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection
Bronchoscopy has several major diagnostic and therapeutic indications in pulmonology. However, it is an aerosol-generating procedure that places healthcare providers at an increased risk of infection. Now more than ever, during the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the infe...
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| author | Davide Biondini Marco Damin Martina Bonifazi Elisabetta Cocconcelli Umberto Semenzato Paolo Spagnolo Stefano Gasparini Marina Saetta Elisabetta Balestro |
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| description | Bronchoscopy has several major diagnostic and therapeutic indications in pulmonology. However, it is an aerosol-generating procedure that places healthcare providers at an increased risk of infection. Now more than ever, during the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the infectious risk during bronchoscopy is significantly raised, and for this reason its role in diagnostic management is debated. In this review, we summarized current evidence regarding the indications for bronchoscopy and the measures that should be applied to decrease risk exposure. Indeed, seeing the long-lasting period of the pandemic, resuming standard of care for all patients is required. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-078e6f3dfc1b466780df61ae80299c5a2023-11-22T17:59:04ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182021-10-011110193810.3390/diagnostics11101938The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 InfectionDavide Biondini0Marco Damin1Martina Bonifazi2Elisabetta Cocconcelli3Umberto Semenzato4Paolo Spagnolo5Stefano Gasparini6Marina Saetta7Elisabetta Balestro8Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyPulmonary Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, 60126 Ancona, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyPulmonary Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, 60126 Ancona, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyRespiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, ItalyBronchoscopy has several major diagnostic and therapeutic indications in pulmonology. However, it is an aerosol-generating procedure that places healthcare providers at an increased risk of infection. Now more than ever, during the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the infectious risk during bronchoscopy is significantly raised, and for this reason its role in diagnostic management is debated. In this review, we summarized current evidence regarding the indications for bronchoscopy and the measures that should be applied to decrease risk exposure. Indeed, seeing the long-lasting period of the pandemic, resuming standard of care for all patients is required.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/10/1938COVID-19diagnostic strategiesbronchoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Davide Biondini Marco Damin Martina Bonifazi Elisabetta Cocconcelli Umberto Semenzato Paolo Spagnolo Stefano Gasparini Marina Saetta Elisabetta Balestro The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection Diagnostics COVID-19 diagnostic strategies bronchoscopy |
| title | The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection |
| title_full | The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection |
| title_short | The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection |
| title_sort | role of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis and management of patients with sars cov 2 infection |
| topic | COVID-19 diagnostic strategies bronchoscopy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/10/1938 |
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