Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has swept the globe and is causing
significant morbidity and mortality. Given that the virus is transmitted via droplets, open …

Performing Bronchoscopy in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practice Statement from an
International Expert Panel Page 1 Interventional Pulmonology Respiration 2020;99:417–422 …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for
pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is predominantly transmitted via large …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging
zoonotic virus that was initially identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on …

graphic evidence of ground glass opacities and pneumonitis should raise clinical suspicion
of COVID-19. 5, 6 Patients demonstrating such symptoms or findings should be queried …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the related
disease (coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19) has been notified throughout Italy since …

The University Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau serves an area of downtown Barcelona,
Spain, of about 420,000 citizens. The first case of COVID-19 at our hospital was detected on …

Methods We surveyed all clinical faculty and fellows in our Pulmonary and Critical Care
Division from July 30, 2020, to August 14, 2020 (survey available on request). Participants …

Background: Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during the SARS-CoV-2
(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) pandemic should be reserved to a …

Abstract Background As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide,
countries are dealing with different phases of the pandemic. Lately, scientific evidence has …