Bronchoscopy in Rural Areas?

Quality of bronchoscopy performed by one single pulmonologist in a scarcely populated subarctic area was compared to the guidelines provided by the British Thoracic Society (BTS). 103 patients underwent bronchoscopy. Diagnostic yield was increased to 76.6% when the first bronchoscopy was supplement...

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Main Authors: Reidar Berntsen, Erik Waage Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/872327