Dignostic Yield of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in a Teaching Hospital.

ABSTRACT

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is minimally invasive procedure which can be performed on outpatient basis.The study is a reterospective review of the data at a tertiary center and compares the diganostic yield of the patients (n=720), who underwent FB at our pulmonary unit with the data from international centers. The diagnostic yield of the FB was high(70%) with good selection of the patients and growth was the most common finding followed by infections.FB was normal in 218(30%) patients. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a useful diagnostic tool with a low rate of complications. The diagnostic yield in our institution is alsmost similar to that reported in other series.