TY - JOUR
T1 - Increase of lung function usage bronchoscopy in COVID-19 patients
T2 - Three case series in Indonesian adult
AU - Muljono, Christa Graziella
AU - Marhana, Isnin Anang
AU - Syafaah, Irmi
AU - Setiawan, Herley Windo
AU - Semedi, Bambang Pujo
AU - Abbas, Kun Arifi
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank our editor “Fis Citra Ariyanto”. Not commissioned, externally peer-reviewed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: COVID-19 is a virus that is spread by aerosol which can cause worsening of hypoxia and bronchoscopy procedures in COVID-19 patients may be considered. Method: The design of this study is a case series reported using the Preferred Reporting of Case Series in Surgery (PROCESS) 2020 Guideline. Data collection was carried out in the period January–April 2021. All participants underwent X-ray examination and blood gas analysis as well as signs of infection before and after bronchoscopy. Result: Three intubated patients with COVID-19 were confirmed from PCR nasopharyngeal swab present with worsening on chest X-ray. All three patients had a normal bronchial wall with some inflammation and thick mucus resulting in lung atelectasis and massive inhomogeneous opacity on chest X-ray. Patients showed improvement on chest X-ray after bronchoscopy intervention. Conclusion: The bronchoscopy procedure can improve the lung function of COVID-19 patients and if it is carried out by medical personnel who pay attention to universal precautions, it will minimize the occurrence of transmission.
AB - Background: COVID-19 is a virus that is spread by aerosol which can cause worsening of hypoxia and bronchoscopy procedures in COVID-19 patients may be considered. Method: The design of this study is a case series reported using the Preferred Reporting of Case Series in Surgery (PROCESS) 2020 Guideline. Data collection was carried out in the period January–April 2021. All participants underwent X-ray examination and blood gas analysis as well as signs of infection before and after bronchoscopy. Result: Three intubated patients with COVID-19 were confirmed from PCR nasopharyngeal swab present with worsening on chest X-ray. All three patients had a normal bronchial wall with some inflammation and thick mucus resulting in lung atelectasis and massive inhomogeneous opacity on chest X-ray. Patients showed improvement on chest X-ray after bronchoscopy intervention. Conclusion: The bronchoscopy procedure can improve the lung function of COVID-19 patients and if it is carried out by medical personnel who pay attention to universal precautions, it will minimize the occurrence of transmission.
KW - Bronchoscopy
KW - COVID-19
KW - Case series
KW - Infectious disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106623
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106623
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:85119587880
SN - 2210-2612
VL - 89
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
M1 - 106623
ER -
