Table 2. A comparison between number of performed bronchoscopies and the rate of mortality.
| Continent | Author | Country | No. of performed bronchoscopies | Av. No. of performed bronchoscopies per year | Mortality (%) | Duration (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Lain A | Spain | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Fernandez J | Spain | 210 | - | 0.9 | 22 | |
| Schmidt | Germany | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bartnik | Poland | 33 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Pinto A | Italy | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Mantel | Germany | 224 | - | 0 | - | |
| Steen KH | Germany | 94 | 13.4 | 1.06 | - | |
| Bless | Germany | 103 | 12.86 | 0 | 8 | |
| Brkic | Bosnia&Herz. | 772 | 18.38 | 0.785 | 42 | |
| Asia | Li Y | China | 749 | 44.05 | 0 | 17 |
| Zhu F | China | 1276 | - | 0.24 | - | |
| Xu M | China | 4217 | 248.05 | 0 | 17 | |
| Zhijun | China | 1428 | 64.90 | 0.42 | 22 | |
| Wang G | China | 163 | - | 0 | - | |
| Zhang J | China | 7260 | 476 | 0 | 16 | |
| Feng C | China | 172 | 17.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Pan H | China | 316 | 63.2 | 1.58 | 4 | |
| Shubha AM | India | 102 | 10.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Shafi | India | 50 | 50 | 6 | 1 | |
| Yeh LC | Taiwan | 81 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Chik KK | Hong Kong | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Watanabe | Japan | 33 | - | 0 | 8 | |
| Eroglu | Turkey | 357 | 35.7 | 0.56 | 10 | |
| Eren | Turkey | 1160 | - | 0.8 | - | |
| Erikci | Turkey | 189 | 47.25 | 0 | 4 | |
| Aytac | Turkey | 500 | - | 1.8 | - | |
| Kiyan G | Turkey | 102 | 51 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pasaoglu | Turkey | 822 | 137 | 0.6 | 6 | |
| Oguzkaya | Turkey | 548 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 10 | |
| Hasdiraz | Turkey | 1035 | 60.88 | 0.77 | 18 | |
| Martin A | New Zealand | 227 | 21.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Africa | Albirmavy | Egypt | 3600 | 180 | 0 | 20 |
| Falase | Nigeria | 24 | 6 | 8.3 | 5 | |
| America | Menendez | Puerto Rico | 58 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 5 |
| Fidkowski | USA | 12797 | - | 0.42 | - | |
| Vane | USA | 131 | - | 0 | - | |
| Black RE | USA | 262 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraga | Brazil | 69 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sjogrenn PP | USA | 450 | - | 1.1 | 10 |