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A missed diagnosis of sputum crust with fiberoptic bronchoscope causing extubation failure: a case report

BACKGROUND: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and bronchoscopic biopsy are the established methods for diagnosing and treating sputum crust. However, sputum crust in concealed locations can sometimes be missed or undiagnosed, even with bronchoscopy. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 44-year-ol...

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Autores principales: Qian, Kun, Wei, Yiyong, Liu, Xingkui, Li, Zhengfu, Cao, Song, Wen, Dan, Shi, Junhua, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Yinan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37131123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02457-w