This series on “Interventional Pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit” is edited by Dr. Jonathan S. Kurman and Dr. Rahul Nanchal, from Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; and Dr. Ashutosh Sachdeva, from Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Bronchoscopy and airway procedures represent a large portion of the interventional pulmonology that occurs in the ICU. The complementary roles of intensivists and interventional pulmonologists are highlighted in articles that delineate nuances of bronchoscopy in critically ill patients both intubated and non-intubated, novel methods to manage life threatening hemoptysis and foreign body aspiration, utilization of rigid bronchoscopy to alleviate respiratory failure from central airway obstruction, challenges and pitfalls of performing bronchoscopy on patients receiving extracorporeal life support and the evolving role of endobronchial ultrasound in the ICU.
The intersection of interventional pulmonology and critical care
Bronchoscopy in intubated and non-intubated intensive care unit patients with respiratory failure
Therapeutic bronchoscopy facilitates liberation from mechanical ventilation and improves quality of life for critically ill patients with central airway obstruction
Management of life-threatening hemoptysis in the ICU
Foreign body aspiration
The intersection of bronchoscopy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
An evolving role for endobronchial ultrasonography in the intensive care unit
Pneumothorax in patients with respiratory failure in ICU
Management of complex pleural disease in the critically Ill patient
Persistent air leak management in critically ill patients
Medical thoracoscopy in intensive care unit
Managing complications of pleural procedures
Patient selection and preoperative evaluation of percutaneous dilation tracheostomy in the intensive care unit
State of the art: percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care unit
An overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit
Wound care management: tracheostomy and gastrostomy
Managing complications of percutaneous tracheostomy and gastrostomy
Equipment and procedural setup for interventional pulmonology procedures in the intensive care unit
Ultrasound use in the ICU for interventional pulmonology procedures
Disclosure:
The series “Interventional Pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Rahul Nanchal, Jonathan S. Kurman and Ashutosh Sachdeva are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.