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  • Title: [Complications in endoscopic and endoscopic biopsy studies--analysis of a 1-year patient sample].
    Author: Strauss B, Dürschmied H, Wiesner B, Knöll P, Kirsten D.
    Journal: Z Erkr Atmungsorgane; 1988; 170(2):140-7. PubMed ID: 3400288.
    Abstract:
    We report on a prospective study of complications in 2,133 bronchoscopies, 61 transthoracic lung biopsies, 32 mediastinoscopies and 6 thoracoscopies, performed between 1985 and 1986. There were no deaths or life threatening complications. The total rate of essential complications, e.g. pneumothorax, haemorrhage, laryngospasm, and bronchospasm of all patients with bronchoscopies was 10.5%. Excluding small endobronchial haemorrhages, without influence on the patients state or endoscopic procedures the final rate of complications was 1.9%.
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