ReviewAdvances in therapy2020
Single-Use (Disposable) Flexible Bronchoscopes: The Future of Bronchoscopy?
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscopy: Advances in Technology and Applications.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Single-use flexible bronchoscopy with the Boston ScientificJournal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Single-use flexible bronchoscope evaluation for bronchoalveolar lavage.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Single-use vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes for airway management and in critical care: a narrative review.Anaesthesia · 2025Review
- Technological advances in single-use or disposable bronchoscopy: an evaluation of the Innovative AmbuJournal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Brochoscopic Airway Clearance Therapy vs. Conventional Sputum Aspiration: The Future of Flexible Brochoscopes in Intensive Care Units?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Systematic Review and Cost-Consequence Analysis of Ambu aScope 5 Broncho Compared with Reusable Flexible Bronchoscopes: Insights from Two US University Hospitals and an Academic Institution.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2023Article
- Single-use flexible bronchoscopes vs traditional reusable flexible bronchoscopes: a prospective controlled study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Single Use or Disposable Flexible Bronchoscopes: Bench Top and Preclinical Comparison of Currently Available Devices.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2023Article
- What Have We Learned About Transmission of Coronavirus Disease-2019: Implications for Pulmonary Function Testing and Pulmonary Procedures.Clinics in chest medicine · 2023Review
- Temporal Trends and Variation in Bronchoscopy Use for Acute Respiratory Failure in the United States.Chest · 2023Observational
- Performance of a new single-use bronchoscope versus a marketed single-use comparator: a bench study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a new developed disposable and portable bronchoscopy system.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Repair costs of reusable bronchoscopes in the intensive care unit.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Single-Use and Reusable Flexible Bronchoscopes in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Bronchoscopy precautions and recommendations in the COVID-19 pandemic.Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2021Review
- Differences in organizational impact, performance and quality related to the use of single- and/or reusable bronchoscopes in anesthesiology and resuscitation.Global & regional health technology assessmentArticle
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of reducing occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The reprocessing procedure for reusable flexible bronchoscopes (RFBs) involves multiple episodes of handling of equipment that has been used during an aerosol-generating procedure and thus is a potential source of transmission. Single-use flexible bronchoscopes (SUFBs) eliminate this source. Additionally, RFBs pose a risk of nosocomial infection transmission between patients with the identification of human proteins, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and pathogenic organisms on fully reprocessed bronchoscopes despite full adherence to the guidelines. Bronchoscopy units have been hugely impacted by the pandemic with restructuring of pre- and post-operative areas, altered patient protocols and the reassessment of air exchange and cleaning procedures. SUFBs can be incorporated into these protocols as a means of improving occupational safety. Most studies on the efficacy of SUFBs have occurred in an anaesthetic setting so it remains to be seen whether they will perform to an acceptable standard in complex respiratory procedures such as transbronchial biopsies and cryotherapy. Here, we outline their potential uses in a respiratory setting, both during and after the current pandemic.
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