Bronchoscopy is generally safe, and complications are rare. If they do occur, complications may include spasms of the bronchial tubes that can impair breathing, irregular heart rhythms, or infections such as pneumonia.
Minor side effects arise from the bronchoscope causing abrasion of the lining of the airways. This results in some swelling and inflammation, as well as hoarseness caused from abrading the vocal...
Types of Risk / How to Measure Risk.
Risk takes many forms. You take risk everytime you act, from crossing the street to buying a stock to getting on an airplane to drinking a glass of pasteurized...
Risk is the possibility or probability that something undesirable (or bad) will happen.If you do not perform a risk assessment, you will not know whether risk is present or whether you need to do...