Kentaro Iwasaki, A Hayashi, N Ikeda
Safety management of bronchoscopic examination and treatment is devided into 3 phases. Patient information should be provided before the procedure. Also written informed conscent should be obtained after the information of advantage and disadvantage of examination/treatment. Bronchoscopists and well-trained nurses should manage both the procedure itself and patient condition. Through check up of patient is necessary to avoid late complications after the procedure. Due to the increase in the number of interventional bronchoscopies, the management of patients is getting more important...
April 2008: Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery