Survey of chest physicians regarding patient positioning and operator handedness during fibreoptic bronchoscopy.

摘要

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy is the primary procedure used by chest physicians for accessing the bronchial tree for diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedures. There have been national surveys of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in UK, which focused on patient preparation, monitoring during the procedure, drug therapy, tissue sampling methods and complications. The current survey's primary objective was to understand the practices followed, with regards to patient positioning and operator handedness. Questionnaires were sent to 110 chest consultants all over UK, with 93 responses, of which 90 were selected and analysed.