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  • Title: Safety, usefulness and acceptability of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the elderly.
    Author: Macfarlane JT, Storr A, Wart MJ, Smith WH.
    Journal: Age Ageing; 1981 May; 10(2):127-31. PubMed ID: 7246337.
    Abstract:
    The safety and usefulness of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the elderly was assessed retrospectively in 204 consecutive patients aged 70 and over. One third of patients were examined as day cases. A bronchial tumour was seen in 67% patients, and biopsies showed malignancy in 78% of these cases. Certain knowledge of a diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma helped in the management of the elderly patient. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy proved to be safe in the presence of marked ventilatory impairment. A prospective questionnaire study in 114 patients showed that most patients found the procedure acceptable and would agree to a repeat if necessary and this was largely independent of age.
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