Clinical Experience with Single-use Flexible Bronchoscopes in Emergency and after-hours Care: A Single-center Observational Study
Background: Single-use flexible bronchoscopes (SFBs), introduced in 2009, are primarily used in critical care and emergency settings. Our hospital adopted the Ambu® aScope™ broncho in September 2023. This study aims to report our experience with SFBs.
Authors
- Kenshiro Ohmura
- Haruka Fujioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9192-3870)
- Keigo Uchimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6379-9583)
- Kyohei Kaburaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-3363)
- Shinji Sasada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-2983)
- Ryuta Tsuzuki
- Yuya Homma
- Reo Tome
- Kinya Furukawa
- Hiroaki Arai
- Eriko Tani
- Saki Tanei
Institutions
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend (US)
- University of the Ryukyus (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58585/respend.2025-0022
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00