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The Bronchoscope: What is Available, Determining Selection, and How to Properly Care for the Instrument

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The flexible bronchoscope has evolved over 40 years from an optical device that allowed one person to visualize the upper airway with questionable imaging to an instrument which now can be viewed by many, through high-resolution video monitors on a microscopic level to see the underlying capillaries beneath the surface and even deeper into the surrounding anatomy to allow real-time access to assist in the diagnosis of mediastinal disease. This technology of course comes with a price, and the cost of damage to these delicate tools can be overwhelming to a department’s repair budget. Fortunately, there are measures that can be implemented to prevent significant damage and decisions to be made when damage occurs to control expenses.

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  1. Pulmonary Services, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, 736 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Robert Garland

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  1. Pulmonary, Critical Care,, and Sleep Medicine, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Rd. CC 540, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA

    Armin Ernst

  2. Department of Pneumology and, University of Heidelberg, 5 Amalienstr., Heidelberg, 69126, Germany

    Felix JF Herth

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Garland, R. (2013). The Bronchoscope: What is Available, Determining Selection, and How to Properly Care for the Instrument. In: Ernst, A., Herth, F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Interventional Pulmonology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4292-9_3

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