Application of Rigid Broncoscopy with Heated Serum Physiologic
JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKM DERNEGI DERGISI, vol.10, no.3, pp.125-127, 2012 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.4274/tybdd.198
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKM DERNEGI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.125-127
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Rigid bronchoscopy (RB) is a procedure commonly performed thoracic surgery is quite routine. The main application areas of bronchoscopy; foreign body aspiration, atelectasis, control of hemoptysis and diagnostic procedures. In bronchoscopy, cold Serum Physiologic (SP) is used for irrigation. In this article, we present a case used warm SP in order to open an atelectasis during broncoscopy that have never been used in the literature.