Respiratory Medicine Department, Internal Medicine Division, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Expert Rev Respir Med. 2021 Jun;15(6):773-779. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2021.1913058. Epub 2021 Apr 12.
: Bronchoscopy and related procedures have unambiguously been affected during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus-2 (SARS COV-2). Ordinary bronchoscopy practices and lung cancer services might have changed over this pandemic and for the years to come.: This manuscript summarizes the utility of bronchoscopy in COVID-19 patients, and the impact of the pandemic in lung cancer diagnostic services, in view of possible viral spread during these We conducted a literature review of articles published in PubMed/Medline from inception to November 5th, 2020 using relevant terms.: Without doubt this pandemic has changed the way bronchoscopy and related procedures are being performed. Mandatory universal personal protective equipment, pre-bronchoscopy PCR tests, dedicated protective barriers and disposable bronchoscopes might be the safest and simpler way to perform even the most complicated procedures.
: 在由严重急性呼吸系统综合征-冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，支气管镜检查和相关操作无疑受到了影响。在大流行期间以及未来几年，普通支气管镜检查和肺癌服务可能已经发生了变化。: 本文总结了支气管镜检查在 COVID-19 患者中的应用以及大流行对肺癌诊断服务的影响，因为在这些操作过程中可能会发生病毒传播。: 我们使用相关术语对 2020 年 11 月 5 日之前在 PubMed/Medline 上发表的文章进行了文献回顾。: 毫无疑问，这场大流行改变了支气管镜检查和相关操作的方式。强制性的通用个人防护设备、支气管镜检查前的聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测、专用防护屏障和一次性支气管镜可能是进行即使是最复杂的操作的最安全和最简单的方法。
