Objectives To provide evidence-based guidelines for tracheostomy in critically ill adult
patients and identify areas needing further research. Methods A taskforce composed of …

Background Bronchoscopy is a useful tool for the diagnosis of lesions near central airways;
however, the diagnostic accuracy of these procedures for peripheral pulmonary lesions (…

Tracheostomy tube placement is a therapeutic procedure that has gained increased favor
over the past decade. Upper airway obstructions, failure to liberate from the ventilator, and …

These recommendations for physicians who perform bronchoscopy will help to protect those
patients (un)-affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic, minimize the risk of transmission …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by the
development of subpleural foci of myofibroblasts that contribute to the exuberant fibrosis noted …

… Duke MD b , Ryan Kern MD b , Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy MD c , Eric Edell MD b … Drs
Kern, Fernandez-Bussy, and Edell recruited patients and assisted with manuscript writing and …

Purpose This report describes the Ion Endoluminal System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Sunnyvale,
CA) and practices for safe and effective use in patients with small peripheral pulmonary …

Objectives: Dynamic flexible bronchoscopy is the “gold standard” for assessing changes in
airway luminal size associated with tracheobronchomalacia, but the procedure has not been …

Background Transbronchial lung biopsies are commonly performed for a variety of indications.
Although generally well tolerated, complications such as bleeding do occur. Description …

For over 150 years, bronchoscopy, especially flexible bronchoscopy, has been a mainstay
for airway inspection, the diagnosis of airway lesions, therapeutic aspiration of airway …