Advances in application of flexible bronchoscopy in neonatal intensive care unit

Flexible bronchoscopy has become an important diagnostic and therapeutic technique in the neonatal intensive care unit.With the improvement of the instrument and operating techniques of the bronchoscopists,flexible bronchoscopy has been applied in the preterm infant that weighted 600 grams.In this article,a review of application of flexible bronchoscopy in neonates,including diagnostic and therapeutic indications,security in the neonatal applications would be presented. Key words: Flexible bronchoscopy;  Neonatal intensive care unit;  Infant, newborn