Paediatric bronchoscopy

Target audience

Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons

Educational aims

50% of this course was dedicated to hands-on workshops, where participants had the opportunity to practice live (animal) bronchoscopy. The important theoretical aspects of bronchoscopy were also covered – touching on the topics of equipment, indication and contraindication, anaesthesia, anatomical findings, flexible bronchoscopy in the NICU/PICU and much more.

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Equipment needed to set up a bronchoscopy suite Flexible bronchoscopy; indications and contraindications to flexible bronchoscopy A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Rigid bronchoscopes for adults and children - B. del Prato B. Del Prato (Napoli, Italy)
Anatomical findings: upper and lower airways E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Sedation for flexible bronchoscopy in children J. de Blic (Paris, France)
Bronchoalveolar lavage (techniques, indications, results) F. Midulla (Roma, Italy)
Other techniques: brush, biopsy and transbronchial biopsy P. Pohunek (Praha, Czech Republic)
Interventional bronchoscopy in children including foreign body extraction P. Goussard (Cape Town, South Africa)
Tolerance / Complications of flexible bronchoscopy in children J. de Blic (Paris, France)