%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation of Bronchoscopy Complications in a Tertiary Health Care Center %J TANAFFOS (Respiration) %I National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran %Z 1735-0344 %A Fazlalizadeh, Helenaz %A Adimi, Parisa %A Kiani, Arda %A Malekmohammad, Majid %A Jabardarjani, Hamid Reza %A Soltaninejad, Forough %A Hashemian, Seyed Mohammad Reza %D 2014 %\ 12/01/2014 %V 13 %N 4 %P 48-50 %! Evaluation of Bronchoscopy Complications in a Tertiary Health Care Center %K Bronchoscopy %K Complication %K Frequency %R %X Background: Bronchoscopy is a technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This study was performed to determine the complications of bronchoscopy in a tertiary health-care center. Materials and Methods: This study had as descriptive cross sectional design. Four hundred adult patients between 16 to 85 years, who underwent bronchoscopy with a same method and same device and had no underlying disease, were consecutively enrolled. Results: Bronchoscopy complications were seen in 13 patients (3.25%) including bleeding (four cases), pneumothorax (three cases), collapse (four cases), and infection (two cases). There was no association between complications and age, sex, bronchoscopy indications and findings (P > 0.05). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it may be concluded that bronchoscopy can be performed safely whenever indicated. Complications occurred were minor and self limiting %U https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_240896_f433bbf1ac8ad7555f3ccb78db8dfeb1.pdf