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and pulled into a suction device. It's a good first step, but I have some
practical concerns. The first few minutes in PACU are probably the most
important, but patients may continue to expel gases for 2 hours. You
can't add 2 hours to everybody's PACU time. Compliance may be an
issue, too. How long will patients put up with the mask? And what about
patients who refuse to wear it?
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Olympus BF-H190 Video Bronchoscope
A Stronger and More Flexible Scope
The new scope offers several advantages. Along with
tremendous image quality as a diagnostic tool, it's both sturdier and
more maneuverable, so there's less twisting and reaching, and less
danger of compromising the sterile field. Previous scopes have had
fiber-optic cabling that eventually broke after being bent enough
times. The new optical sys-
tem will hold up longer
and it allows for more
torquing capacity than just
what the wrist can do.
With a 220-degree rotation
capability, it allows anoth-
er 90 degrees or so after
your wrist freezes, so doc-
tors can keep their hands
steady and introduce the
working channel without
having to put down and
pick up the scope.
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F R O M T H E E X H I B I T H A L L
NEW TWIST The Olympus BF-H190 is more
maneuverable than previous bronchoscopes.
