Figure 1From: Early fiberoptic bronchoscopy during non-invasive ventilation in patients with decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to community-acquired-pneumoniaFiberoptic bronchoscopy. (a) The fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FBO)-noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) procedure. (b) The trans-nasally introduction of the bronchoscope. F = fiberoptic bronchoscope; H = heated humidifier; M = mask; T = T-adapter; V = ventilator.Back to article page