Posts by Colleen Keyes, MD, MPH
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Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography May Identify Pre-Symptomatic Disease Amongst Patients With Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
Researchers found microscopic definite fibrosis detected with EB-OCT in asymptomatic individuals with radiologic interstitial lung abnormalities is highly predictive of progression to pulmonary fibrosis—a potential biomarker for stratification of patients for prognostic enrichment in trials of early interventions.
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Promising Experience With Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy for Biopsy of Small Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules
Colleen Keyes, MD, MPH, Erik Folch, MD, MSc, and colleagues report initial data from a multicenter trial demonstrating safe use of a shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system to biopsy small peripheral pulmonary nodules in 241 patients.
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Combined Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Interventional pulmonologists at Massachusetts General Hospital report excellent outcomes from the first study of critically ill COVID-19 patients who underwent combined tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube placement.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital provides comprehensive care for the full range of respiratory conditions and diseases.