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Fig. 32.1 Heterogeneity : remarkable RUL emphysema (gradient RUL vs. ML/RLL = 56.5 pp). Note fissure completeness (VIDA™ estimate, 99%). ML middle lobe, RLL right lower lobe, RUL right upper lobe Fig. 32.2…

Fig. 34.1 Percutaneous tracheostomy team Fig. 34.2 Equipment needed Fig. 34.3 Cricoid cartilage and sternal notch Fig. 34.4 Sterile preparation Fig. 34.5 Sterile drape Fig. 34.6 One percent lidocaine with…

Fig. 36.1 Peanut identified in the left mainstem bronchus Inorganic Inorganic material can further be divided into metallic and plastic materials. Metallic foreign bodies that are often implicated include different…

Fig. 12.1 Postracheostomy tracheal stenosis Percutaneous tracheostomy is a procedure that is increasingly indicated in the critically ill patient, and it is associated to the development of tracheal stenosis as…

Fig. 39.1 Gustav Killian—the father of bronchoscopy Fig. 39.2 Gustav Killian performing bronchoscopy A direct ocular mechanism consisting of an illumination and suction tubing attached to a rigid bronchoscope was…

Fig. 4.1 Dr. JF Dumon Fig. 4.2 Dumon’s rigid bronchoscope The head of the rigid bronchoscope can be adapted to the desired tube, according to the different needs (Figs. 4.3…

Complication No. % Unsuccessful insertion 10 4 Symptomatic loculation 21 8.4 Asymptomatic loculation 10 4 Empyema 8 3.2 PTX, SQ Air/BPF 6 2.4 Cellulitis 4 1.6 Recurred fluid 4 1.6…

Fig. 17.1 Electromagnetic location board placed at the cephalic end of the bronchoscopy table A retractable microsensor probe is mounted on the tip of a flexible cable locatable guide (LG)…

Inflammatory diseases: bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis Neoplasms: bronchogenic carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, endobronchial metastases Bronchovascular fistula: thoracic aortic aneurysms Foreign bodies, trauma Dieulafoy disease of the bronchi (presence of an abnormal…