Role of bronchoscopy in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Rev Clin Esp (Barc)

Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge - IDIBELL - Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: September 2021

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