Factors associated with damages and repair costs of reusable flexible bronchoscopes in pediatrics in China

• Main Authors: Ruixue Hu (Author), Yanhua Chen (Author), Sixin Jiang (Author), Ting Hu (Author), Juanli Huang (Author), Lu Zhang (Author), Wei Pan (Author), Liangying Yi (Author), Yan Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Frequent repairs of pediatric flexible bronchoscopes can lead to a huge financial burden for the hospital. This study aimed to investigate the common causes of the failures in pediatric flexible bronchoscopes and propose the measures to prevent the failures. Methods This was a re...