Safety and Tolerability of Comprehensive Research Bronchoscopy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Results from the SPIROMICS Bronchoscopy Substudy.
J Michael WellsDouglas A ArenbergIgor BarjaktarevicSurya P BhattRussell P BowlerStephanie A ChristensonDavid J CouperMark T DransfieldMeiLan K HanEric A HoffmanRobert J KanerVictor KimEric KleerupFernando J MartinezWendy C MooreSarah L O'BeirneRobert PaineNirupama PutchaSanjeev M RamanR Graham BarrStephen I RennardPrescott G WoodruffJeffrey L CurtisPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2020)
A research bronchoscopy procedure that includes oral sampling, BAL, endobronchial biopsy, and brushing can be safely performed. Airway characteristics during bronchoscopy, demographics, asthma or COPD, and lung function may convey increased risk for procedure-related events necessitating intervention.