Bacterial load of the surroundings during rigid diagnostic bronchoscopy under high frequency jet-ventilation

CONCLUSION: When performing a rigid bronchoscopy, in which patients are mechanically ventilated in a controlled manner using an open HFJV system, there is an increased pathogen load in the ambient air and therefore a potential risk for the examiner.PMID:38198806 | DOI:10.1055/a-2229-4002

Source: Pneumologie - January 10, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Eva Luecke Juliane Brunner Sabine Stegemann-Koniszewski Achim Kaasch Katja Bauer Gernot Geginat Thomas Hachenberg Thomas Schilling Lisa-Lisett Schwarze Jens Schreiber Source Type: research