Bronchoscopy, Diagnostic Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a bronchoscopy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Bleeding
• Collapsed lung
• Irregular heart rate
• Infection
• Sore and swollen throat

Call Your Doctor

After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
• Coughing up more than a teaspoon of blood
• Severe nausea or vomiting
• Increased or unusual wheezing
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given

In case of emergency, CALL 911.