RT Journal Article
T1 Bronchoscopist's perception of the quality of the single-use bronchoscope (Ambu aScope4™) in selected bronchoscopies: a multicenter study in 21 Spanish pulmonology services
A1 Flandes, Javier
A1 Giraldo-Cadavid, Luis Fernando
A1 Alfayate, Javier
A1 Fernández-Navamuel, Iker
A1 Agusti, Carlos
A1 Lucena, Carmen M.
A1 Rosell, Antoni
A1 Andreo, Felipe
A1 Centeno, Carmen
A1 Montero, Carmen
A1 Vidal, Iria
A1 García-Alfonso, Lucía
A1 Bango, Antonio
A1 Ariza, Miguel
A1 Gallego, Rocío
A1 Orta, Marta
A1 Bello, Salvador
A1 Mincholé, Elisa
A1 Torrego, Alfons
A1 Pajares, Virginia
A1 González, Héctor
A1 Wangüemert, Aurelio Luis
A1 Pérez-Izquierdo, Julio
A1 Disdier, Carlos
A1 de Vega Sanchez, Blanca
A1 Cordovilla, Rosa
A1 Cascón, Juan
A1 Cruz, Antonio
A1 García-López, J. Javier
A1 Puente, Luis
A1 Benedetti, Paola
A1 García-Gallo, Cristina L.
A1 Díaz Nuevo, Gema
A1 Aguado, Silvia
A1 Partida, Concepción
A1 Díaz-Agero, Prudencio
A1 Luque Crespo, Estefanía
A1 Pavón, María
A1 Páez, Francisco
A1 Cases, Enrique
A1 Martínez, Raquel
A1 Briones, Andrés
A1 Fernández, Cleofe
A1 Martín Serrano, Concepción
A1 Uribe-Hernández, Ana Maria
A1 Robles, Jose
K1 Bronchoscopy
K1 Quality
K1 CUSUM analysis
K1 aScope4™
K1 Bronchoalveolar lavage
AB Background: The disposable bronchoscope is an excellent alternative to face the problem of SARS-CoV-2 and other cross infections, but the bronchoscopist's perception of its quality has not been evaluated.Methods: To evaluate the quality of the Ambu-aScope4 disposable bronchoscope, we carried out a cross-sectional study in 21 Spanish pulmonology services. We use a standardized questionnaire completed by the bronchoscopists at the end of each bronchoscopy. The variables were described with absolute and relative frequencies, measures of central tendency and dispersion depending on their nature. The existence of learning curves was evaluated by CUSUM analysis.Results: The most frequent indications in 300 included bronchoscopies was bronchial aspiration in 69.3% and the median duration of these was 9.1 min. The route of entry was nasal in 47.2% and oral in 34.1%. The average score for ease of use, image, and aspiration quality was 80/100. All the planned techniques were performed in 94.9% and the bronchoscopist was satisfied in 96.6% of the bronchoscopies. They highlighted the portability and immediacy of the aScope4TM to start the procedure in 99.3%, the possibility of taking and storing images in 99.3%. The CUSUM analysis showed average scores > 70/100 from the first procedure and from the 9th procedure more than 80% of the scores exceeded the 80/100 score.Conclusions: The aScope4™ scored well for ease of use, imaging, and aspiration. We found a learning curve with excellent scores from the 9th procedure. Bronchoscopists highlighted its portability, immediacy of use and the possibility of taking and storing images.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3431
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3431
LA en
NO Flandes J, Giraldo-Cadavid LF, Alfayate J, Fernández-Navamuel I, Agusti C, Lucena CM, et al. Bronchoscopist's perception of the quality of the single-use bronchoscope (Ambu aScope4™) in selected bronchoscopies: a multicenter study in 21 Spanish pulmonology services. Respir Res. 2020 Dec 2;21(1):320.
NO This study has been designed by the bronchoscopy unit of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation sponsored by Ambu (Copenhagen, Denmark). However, the sponsors did not participate in the analysis and interpretation of the results.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025