• Turk J Med Sci · Oct 2019

    What have we learned in interventional pulmonology in the past decade?

    • ÖzgülMehmet AkifMA0000-0003-1110-6823Department of Pulmonology, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, İstanbul, Turkey, Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Demet Turan, Uğur ChouseinEfsun GoncaEG0000-0002-8029-6627Department of Pulmonology, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, İstanbul, Turkey, Deniz Doğan, and Ekrem Cengiz Seyhan.
    • Department of Pulmonology, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, İstanbul, Turkey
    • Turk J Med Sci. 2019 Oct 24; 49 (5): 145514631455-1463.

    Background/AimThe increasing number of lung diseases and particularly pulmonary malignancies has intensified the need for diverse interventions in the field of interventional pulmonology. In recent years we have seen many new developments and expanding applications in the field of interventional pulmonology. This has resulted in an increased number and variety of performed procedures and differing approaches. The purpose of the present study is to provide information on patient characteristics, range of interventions, complication rates, and the evolving approach of an experienced center for interventional pulmonology.Materials And MethodsWe retrospectively examined the records of 1307 patients who underwent a total of 2029 interventional procedures in our interventional pulmonology department between January 2008 and December 2017.ResultsAbout half of the interventional procedures (47.2%) were performed on patients with airway stenosis due to malignant disease. Among patients with benign airway stenosis, the most frequent reason for intervention was postintubation tracheal stenosis. The number of patients who developed complications was 81 (6.2%), and the most common complication was hemorrhage (n = 31, 2.99%); 94.9% (n = 1240) of interventional procedures were performed under general anesthesia, without complications or deaths associated with anesthesia. Only one death (0.076%) occurred in the perioperative period. A total of 18 patients (1.38%) died in the 30-day perioperative and postoperative period. None of the patients with benign airway stenosis died.ConclusionInterventional bronchoscopy is an invasive but considerably safe and efficient procedure for selected cases and effective treatment modality for airway obstructions, massive hemoptysis, and foreign body aspiration. Interventional pulmonology is a field of pulmonary medicine that needs effort to progress and provide an opportunity to witness relevant developments, and increase the number of competent physicians and centers.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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