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cord-002078-38rmx65j	Korkmaz Ekren, Pervin	Can fiberoptic bronchoscopy be applied to critically ill patients treated with noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome? Prospective observational study	2016-05-31		.txt	text/plain	3579	253	45	title: Can fiberoptic bronchoscopy be applied to critically ill patients treated with noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome? The primary outcome of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and contribution in diagnosis and/or modification of the ongoing treatment of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in patients with ARDS treated with NIV. METHODS: ARDS patients treated with NIV and who require FOB as the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure were included the study. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) may be required in some patients with acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICU), mainly as diagnostic tool or to remove abundant secretions [7, 8] . Abbreviations APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EPAP: expiratory positive airway pressures; FOB: fiberoptic bronchoscopy; ICU: intensive care unit; IPAP: inspiratory positive airway pressure; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; PEEP: positive end expiratory pressure.	./cache/cord-002078-38rmx65j.txt	./txt/cord-002078-38rmx65j.txt