Single Use Flexible bronchoscopes have gained popularity in recent years and are becoming technologically more advanced. They are widely accepted and used in everyday practice for simple procedures. The aim of this study is to evaluate single use flexible bronchoscopes in more advanced settings, such as interventional pulmonary procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The interventional procedure is performed with a single use bronchoscope.
The interventional procedure is performed with a standard bronchoscope.
University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Overall performance
Overall performance of the bronchoscope as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
Functionality, handle and interface
Functionality, handle and interface of the bronchoscope as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
Suction
Suction power of the bronchoscope as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
Image quality
Image quality as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
Bleeding control
Bleeding control as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
Compatibility
Compatibility with other devices (i.e. ballon blockers, forceps, laser, cryprobe) as graded by the operator (on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 worse, 10 best performance)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 12 months
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