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cord-295107-67tts3oj	Ozturk, Ayperi	Bronchoscopic procedures during COVID‐19 pandemic: Experiences in Turkey	2020-08-11		.txt	text/plain	2143	132	49	RESULTS: This study included 126 patients; 36 required interventional bronchoscopic techniques (28.6%), 74 required endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS; 58.7%), and 16 required flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (12.7%). 7 Although bronchoscopy is a procedure used for the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions, it is also known as an aerosolgenerating procedure, so it results in a high risk of infection for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 8 On the other hand, throughout the pandemic, patients continued to be admitted with symptoms not related to COVID-19 infection, but as a result of suspected lung cancer instead. We proved that these differences did not cause any problems in the detection of COVID-19 in either patients and health care workers after the procedure. Based on our experience, the answer to this question is no, EBUS and/or bronchoscopy should not be postponed in patients with known or suspected lung cancer; we determined that COVID-19 transmission can be prevented by taken sufficient and necessary precautions.	./cache/cord-295107-67tts3oj.txt	./txt/cord-295107-67tts3oj.txt