Performing Bronchoscopy in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practice Statement from an International Expert Panel

These recommendations for physicians who perform bronchoscopy will help to protect those patients (un)-affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic, minimize the risk of transmission, and maintain clinical care for all patients.

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Published in	Respiration Vol. 99; no. 5; pp. 417 - 422
Main Authors	Luo, Fengming, Darwiche, Kaid, Singh, Suveer, Torrego, Alfonso, Steinfort, Daniel P., Gasparini, Stefano, Liu, Dan, Zhang, Wei, Fernandez-Bussy, Sebastian, Herth, Felix J.F., Shah, Pallav L.
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.05.2020
Subjects	Bronchoscopes Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy - methods Bronchoscopy - standards China Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - therapy Coronavirus Infections - transmission COVID-19 Epidemics Equipment Reuse Forecasts and trends Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control Influence Intensive Care Units International Cooperation Interventional Pulmonology Masks Methods Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - therapy Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Practice Guidelines as Topic China Bronchoscopy COVID-19 Interventional pneumology
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ISSN	0025-7931 1423-0356 1423-0356
DOI	10.1159/000507898

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Summary:	These recommendations for physicians who perform bronchoscopy will help to protect those patients (un)-affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic, minimize the risk of transmission, and maintain clinical care for all patients.
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ISSN:	0025-7931 1423-0356 1423-0356
DOI:	10.1159/000507898