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Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Nonhospitalized Patients
Comdr Charles J. Donlan, Jr, MC;
Comdr David R. Foreman, MC;
Lt Comdr Ronald J. Klayton, MC
Arch Intern Med. 1978;138(5):698-699.
Abstract
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is employed extensively in the examination of patients with pulmonary disease. As demonstrated in this large series, the procedure can be performed safely and efficiently on an outpatient basis, with the use of only topical anesthesia. Discomfort is minimal and readily accepted by most patients. Bronchial biopsies of suspected neoplastic lesions can be performed without difficulty. Outpatient bronchoscopy in an appropriate clinical setting can hasten the medical evaluation without compromising patient care.
(Arch Intern Med 138:698-699, 1978)
Author Affiliations
USN; USN; USN
From the Pulmonary Disease Branch, Internal Medicine Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 22, 1977.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or of the Naval Service at large.
Reprint requests to Pulmonary Disease Branch, Internal Medicine Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Box 535, Portsmouth, VA 23708 (Dr Donlan).
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