RT Journal Article
T1 ERS statement: interventional bronchoscopy in children
A1 Eber, E.
A1 Antón-Pacheco Sánchez, Juan Luis
A1 Midulla, F.
AB Paediatric airway endoscopy is accepted as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure, with an expanding number of indications and applications in children. The aim of this European Respiratory Society task force was to produce a statement on interventional bronchoscopy in children, describing the evidence available at present and current clinical practice, and identifying areas deserving further investigation. The multidisciplinary task force panel performed a systematic review of the literature, focusing on whole lung lavage, transbronchial and endobronchial biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration with endobronchial ultrasound, foreign body extraction, balloon dilation and occlusion, laser-assisted procedures, usage of airway stents, microdebriders, cryotherapy, endoscopic intubation, application of drugs and other liquids, and caregiver perspectives. There is a scarcity of published evidence in this field, and in many cases the task force had to resort to the collective clinical experience of the committee to develop this statement. The highlighted gaps in knowledge underline the need for further research and serve as a call to paediatric bronchoscopists to work together in multicentre collaborations, for the benefit of children with airway disorders.
PB Sheffield European Respiratory Society
SN 0903-1936
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113708
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113708
LA eng
NO Eber E, Antón-Pacheco JL, de Blic J, Doull I, Faro A, Nenna R, Nicolai T, Pohunek P, Priftis KN, Serio P, Coleman C, Masefield S, Tonia T, Midulla F. ERS statement: interventional bronchoscopy in children. Eur Respir J. 2017 Dec 14;50(6):1700901. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00901-2017. PMID: 29242258.
NO European Respiratory Society
DS Docta Complutense
RD 2 abr 2026