Anaesthesia | General ICU Care | Bronchoscopy in critical care

Bronchoscopy in critical care
Session Overview
Description
This session contains a link to the BJA Education article followed by a series of self assessment multiple choice questions.

The article will open in a new window or tab depending on your browser.

CPD credits are awarded by the RCoA for the time spent reading the article and successful completion of the self assessment questions. The pass mark is a score of 80% or more.

A CPD certificate can be printed from the Session Summary page at the end of the session.

Bronchoscopy in critical care. Kabadayi, S et al. BJA Education, Volume 17, Issue 2, 48-56

• Flexible bronchoscopy is a standard of care for specific indications. However, alternative techniques need to be considered
• Clinical indications are based around a triad of inspection, sampling, and therapy
• Understanding of the pathophysiological consequences of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in mechanically ventilated patients is essential in order to reduce complication rates
• Hypoxaemia related to fibreoptic bronchoscopy is associated with an increase in cardiovascular stress and workload. Heart rate, arterial pressure, and cardiac index are increased
• Mortality is as low as 0.01% with a major complication rate of 0.08-2%