He, Shuzhen
Xie, Lihua
Liu, Jianming
Zou, Lijun
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82070048)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82070048)
the special project for the construction of the innovative province in Hunan Province (2022ZK4123)
the special project for the construction of the innovative province in Hunan Province (2022ZK4123)
Article History
Received: 15 January 2023
Accepted: 15 May 2023
First Online: 9 June 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the the Ethics Committee of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (approval number: R22029).All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests. The single-use, flexible bronchoscopes were provided free of charge for use by VathinĀ®, with no input in the study design, analysis or manuscript drafting.