Ventilation challenge in rigid bronchoscopy: Laser tube as an alternative management in patients with lung cancer and central airway obstruction

Ventilation challenge in rigid bronchoscopy: Laser tube as an alternative management in patients with lung cancer and central airway obstruction

Abstract 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 of thoracic diseases with respiratory failure. Debulking in rigid bronchoscopy is quick, safe, and effective. It ca...

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Main Authors: Gaetana Messina, Mary Bove, Giovanni Natale, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Giorgia Opromolla, Eva Massimilla, Mauro Forte, Anna Rainone, Giuseppe Vicario, Beatrice Leonardi, Alfonso Fiorelli, Giovanni Vicidomini, Mario Santini, Mario Pirozzi, Marianna Caterino, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
Subjects:
hypercapnia
hypoxemia
laser tube
rigid bronchoscopy
ventilation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14671

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14671

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