1. Pediatric Airway Endoscopy: Recommendations of the Society for Pediatric Pneumology
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Peter Amrhein, Thomas Nicolai, Dirk Schramm, Christoph Eich, B. Landsleitner, Nadine Freitag, Ernst Eber, Jürg Hammer, Diana DiDio, Bernd Hinrichs, and Anna Wiemers
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Technical performance ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Pediatric bronchoscopy ,business.industry ,medicine ,Guideline ,Pediatric airway ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,Airway ,Endoscopy - Abstract
For many decades, pediatric bronchoscopy has been an integral part of the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pulmonary diseases in children. Rapid technical advances have continuously influenced the performance of the procedure. Over the years, the application of pediatric bronchoscopy has considerably expanded to a broad range of indications. In this comprehensive and up-to-date guideline, the Special Interest Group of the Society for Pediatric Pneumology reviewed the most recent literature on pediatric bronchoscopy and reached a consensus on a safe technical performance of the procedure.
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- 2021
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