Alfred Intensive Care Unit

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy has important diagnostic and therapeutic roles in the critically ill. 

Bronchoscopy is a vital skill for all practitioners of critical care medicine. State of the art video bronchoscopy is used at The Alfred Hospital ICU and three bronchoscopy towers available at all times. A wide range of equipment is used ranging from fine paediatric scopes to larger wide channel bronchoscopes for specific procedures.

There is a structured training program for junior doctors wishing to learn bronchoscopy skills. Education sessions are held on a regular basis using a combination of theoretical and practical techniques which cover anatomy, ventilator management during bronchoscopy, recognition of endo-bronchial pathology and specific procedural skills for broncho-alveolar lavage, biopsies, foreign body removal and management of massive haemoptysis.

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