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  • Title: [Analysis of measurements: arterial blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation in arterial blood during broncho-fibroscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis].
    Author: Jahnz-Rózyk K, Borensztejn E, Faber M, Stepnowski L.
    Journal: Pol Merkur Lekarski; 1996 Jul; 1(1):18-21. PubMed ID: 9156883.
    Abstract:
    Bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis in stable period of disease could be an indication for diagnostic bronchofiberoscopy and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL). 30 patients with bronchial asthma (aged 27.2 +/- 9.3), 30 patients with chronic bronchitis (aged 55.9 +/- 11.0) and subjects of control group (aged 27.0 +/- 9.7) took part in this study. Selected parameters: heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure (ABP) and arterial O2 saturation (SaO2) monitored by pulsoximetry were measured during the procedure. It was showed that broncho-fibroscopy and BAL could be performed safe in patients with asthma and chronic bronchitis as well. Bronchospasm was observed only in one subject with asthma. The highest decrease of saturation was observed during BAL in every investigated subject. Because of none of recorded parameters allows identification of the patients at risk of poor tolerance of the procedure, we propose close observation of patient, monitoring parameters: HR, ABP and SaO2, and oxygen supplementation during the investigation.
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