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Fibre-optic bronchoscopy (FOB) is an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in the management of patients with respiratory impairment. Where diagnostic uncertainty exists over patients with respiratory complications a range of investigations can be performed on samples obtained from the lower airways. Therapeutically alleviation of airway obstruction by removal of secretions, tumor or foreign bodies can result in a dramatic improvement in the clinical situation.
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Santhanakrishnan, K., Parmar, J.S. (2012). Bronchoscopy. In: Falter, F. (eds) Bedside Procedures in the ICU. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2259-3_3
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