Incidence and Location of Atelectasis Developed During Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia: The I-LOCATE Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the many advances in peripheral bronchoscopy, its diagnostic yield remains suboptimal. With the use of cone-beam CT imaging we have found atelectasis mimicking lung tumors or obscuring them when using radial-probe endobronchial ultrasound (RP-EBUS), but its incidence remains unknown.

Research question

What are the incidence, anatomic location, and risk factors for developing atelectasis during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia?

Study design and methods

We performed a prospective observational study in which patients undergoing peripheral bronchoscopy under general anesthesia were subject to an atelectasis survey carried out by RP-EBUS under fluoroscopic guidance. The following dependent segments were evaluated: right bronchus 2 (RB2), RB6, RB9,

SUBMITTER: Sagar AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173777 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature