1. Conventional flexible bronchoscopy during the COVID pandemic: A consensus statement from the Indian Association for Bronchology
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Amita Nene, Sahajal Dhooria, Nitin Abhyankar, Devasahayam J. Christopher, Ravindra M Mehta, Raja Dhar, S. Arora, Vivek Nangia, Richa Gupta, Ritesh Agarwal, Rajiv Goyal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Anant Mohan, Vallandramam Pattabhiraman, Sheetu Singh, A K Abdul Khader, Sushmita Roy Chowdhary, Vikas Marwah, Jayachandra Akkaraju, Rakesh K Chawla, Karan Madan, Parvaiz A Koul, Shyamsunder Tampi, Prince James, Rajesh Swarnakar, Prashant N. Chhajed, Rajani Bhat, Arjun Srinivasan, and Dharmesh Patel
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lcsh:RC705-779 ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Bronchoscopist ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Statement (logic) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,coronavirus disease-2019 ,lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system ,Guidelines ,medicine.disease ,Bronchoscopy ,Health care ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Sample collection ,Medical emergency ,business ,Personal protective equipment ,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 - Abstract
During the times of the ongoing COVID pandemic, aerosol-generating procedures such as bronchoscopy have the potential of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 to the healthcare workers. The decision to perform bronchoscopy during the COVID pandemic should be taken judiciously. Over the years, the indications for bronchoscopy in the clinical practice have expanded. Experts at the Indian Association for Bronchology perceived the need to develop a concise statement that would assist a bronchoscopist in performing bronchoscopy during the COVID pandemic safely. The current Indian Association for Bronchology Consensus Statement provides specific guidelines including triaging, indications, bronchoscopy area, use of personal protective equipment, patient preparation, sedation and anesthesia, patient monitoring, bronchoscopy technique, sample collection and handling, bronchoscope disinfection, and environmental disinfection concerning the coronavirus disease-2019 situation. The suggestions provided herewith should be adopted in addition to the national bronchoscopy guidelines that were published recently. This statement summarizes the essential aspects to be considered for the performance of bronchoscopy in COVID pandemic, to ensure safety for both for patients and healthcare personnel.
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- 2021