Incidence of post-procedure complications in children undergoing elective flexible bronchoscopy

Conclusions: In this cohort, 8% of children undergoing elective FB-BAL experienced side effects severe enough to delay discharge resulting in overnight admission or require the child to re-attend hospital after discharge. These risks should be discussed with children and parents when consenting for FB-BAL.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Grose-Hodge, E., Carroll, W., Alexander, J., Ho, S.-A., Gilchrist, F. Tags: Paediatric bronchology Source Type: research