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#CHEST bronchoscopy guidelines fir #COVID19 patients. The 6 statements in a thread .. #MedEd #FOAMed #MedTwitter #StaySafeForScience #EBM #CriticalCare journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-…

1-Use full #PPE and #n95Masks with confirmed and suspected #COVID19 cases undergoing #bronch.
2-Check nasopharyngeal swab test for #COVID19 first, if more deep samples are indicated, bronch + BAL can be performed.

3-Use #n95Masks during #bronchoscopy procedures to asymptomatic patients in areas with #COVID19 community spread.
4-Test patients for #COVID19 prior to #bronchoscopy in areas with community spread.

5-#bronchoscopy should be done in a timely and safely manner for #lungcancer staging/managment.
6-Routine #bronchoscopy for conformed #COVID19 patients should be customized based on the indications, severity of infection and time since symptoms resolution.

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