Do you routinely perform a pre-extubation bronchoscopy for secretion clearance during the index hospitalization in patients following lung transplantation?

Yes, this is routinely done on post-op day 1 and frequently repeated if the patient is not extubated on the first post-operative day after lung transplantation. This is typically necessary and done early in the post-op phase to clear out blood or debris from the airway that often accumulates in the ...

I do not routinely perform a pre-extubation bronchoscopy for secretion clearance after lung transplant. In routine cases, a bronchoscopy is performed on the donor lungs prior to acceptance of the donor, just prior to explantation of lungs from the donor, and at the end of the case after implantation...