Abstract
Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) and bronchial wash (BW) are commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in the intensive care unit. The ability to perform BW or BAL safely is dependent on operator, equipment, and patient factors.1 Intuitively, prolonged procedures may be associated with more significant complications. There are no widely available metrics to evaluate the performance of one particular bronchoscope over another, other than user preference data.2,3 Our aim was to evaluate the effect of operator experience and bronchoscope type in performance of simulated bronchial wash.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E951-E951 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Abstracts of the Spring Anaesthetic Research Society Meeting (ARS) - The Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Apr 2015 → 22 Apr 2015 |