Bronchoscopy in Rural Areas?

Table 4

Complications to the 103 bronchoscopies.

	Transbronchial	Non-transbronchial
None	10	89
Minor, not life-threatening^(1)	2 (15%)	1 (1,1%)
Serious^(2) (pneumothorax with drain)	1 (8%)	0

(1) BTS definition [1]: Vasovagal reaction, fever, arrhythmia, bleeds, airway obstruction, pneumothorax without the need of drain, nausea, vomiting. (2) BTS definition [1]: Respiratory depression, pneumonia, pneumothorax in need of chest drain tube, airway obstruction, cardiorespiratory arrest, arrhythmia, pulmonary edema.