2 results
08/Dec/2023
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023AO0391
Highlights Foreign body aspiration into the airways is common in adults and children, especially in the extremes of age. Coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea may occur and can be life-threatening. In airway foreign body, clinical suspicion is more important than imaging exams. Bronchoscopy under general anesthesia is safe and effective for removing foreign bodies; it ensures timely relief and prevents further complications. ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical, bronchoscopic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects between children and adults. Methods: This retrospective study […]
Keywords: Adults; Airway obstruction; Bronchoscopy; Children; Diagnosis; Respiratory aspiration; Therapeutics
15/Aug/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022MD8035
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by complete or incomplete and recurrent upper airway collapse induced by sleep. Several diagnostic methods for obstructive sleep apnea are used, but only sleep endoscopy allows an endoscopic assessment of pharyngeal collapse during sedation. It is essential to carry out sleep endoscopy following a systematic institutional protocol, in preestablished stages, to ensure better reproducibility and reliability of the results found. Sleep endoscopy has few limitations and is a safe test, with a […]
Keywords: Airway obstruction; Endoscopy/methods; Sleep apnea, obstructive/diagnosis; Snoring