Bronchoscopist's perception of the quality of the single-use bronchoscope (Ambu aScope4™) in selected bronchoscopies: a multicenter study in 21 Spanish pulmonology services.

Background: The disposable bronchoscope is an excellent alternative to face the problem of SARS-CoV-2 and other cross infections, but the bronchoscopist's perception of its quality has not been evaluated.

Methods: To evaluate the quality of the Ambu-aScope4 disposable bronchoscope, we carried out a cross-sectional study in 21 Spanish pulmonology services. We use a standardized questionnaire completed by the bronchoscopists at the end of each bronchoscopy.

Complications and hospital admission in the following 90 days after lung cryobiopsy performed in interstitial lung disease.

Unlabelled: Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is an emerging technique for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD), but its risk benefit ratio has been questioned. The objectives of this research were to describe any adverse events that occur within 90 days following TBLC and to identify clinical predictors that could help to detect the population at risk.

Methods: We conducted an ambispective study including all patients with suspected ILD who underwent TBLC.

Usefulness of an angioplasty balloon as selective bronchial blockade device after transbronchial cryobiopsy.

Background And Objective: Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) is a technique in which frozen samples of lung are obtained using a probe inserted through a bronchoscope. We performed a retrospective study to assess the performance of the TBCB procedure complemented by segmental bronchial blockade using an angioplasty balloon, in terms of diagnostic yield and safety in diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD).

Methods: Data from 100 patients with suspected DPLD (clinical and radiological findings), who underwent TBCB in our institution to establish a definitive diagnosis, were reviewed.

Sarcoid intermediate uveitis following etanercept treatment: a case report and review of the literature.

Purpose: To describe a case of sarcoid uveitis subsequent to anti-TNFα therapy and review previously reported cases.

Methods: Review of the clinical records of the authors' patient and of the literature using the PubMed database.

Results: A 30-year-old woman presented with intermediate uveitis with snowballs in both eyes.

Impact of hospitalisations for exacerbations of COPD on health-related quality of life.

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impair health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It is unknown whether exacerbations requiring hospitalisation have an impact on HRQoL. 611 ambulatory COPD patients were prospectively identified.

Predictors of mortality in patients with stable COPD.

Objectives: To determine which easily available clinical factors are associated with mortality in patients with stable COPD and if health-related quality of life (HRQoL) provides additional information.

Design: Five-year prospective cohort study.

Setting: Five outpatient clinics of a teaching hospital.