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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Medical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Bronchial aspiration requires timely diagnosis and intervention.
  • Access to specialized respiratory endoscopy services can be a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the time to respiratory endoscopy after suspected bronchial aspiration.
  • To evaluate the impact of the initial medical visit location on diagnostic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 145 patient medical charts.
  • Data collected from the Bronchoscopy and Thoracic Surgery Clinic at HC-Unicamp over 10 years.

Main Results:

  • Significant difference in time to endoscopy based on initial visit site (HC-Unicamp vs. other institutions).
  • No significant difference in positive diagnostic results between groups.
  • Low availability of emergency respiratory endoscopy centers identified.

Conclusions:

  • Initial patient referral location impacts time to critical diagnostic procedures.
  • Limited access to emergency endoscopy may compromise patient treatment and long-term recovery.
  • Healthcare systems need to address referral center accessibility for aspiration cases.