Aspirin use is safe in patients undergoing transbronchial lung cryobiopsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aspirin has been shown to be safe for patients undergoing certain diagnostic bronchoscopy procedures, such as transbronchial biopsies and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. However, there are no studies documenting the safety of aspirin in patients undergoing trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC).

Objective

To determine whether aspirin increases the risk of bleeding during or following TBLC.

Methods

172 consecutive patients undergoing TBLC were included in this retrospective cohort study. Data on demographic characteristics, comorbidities etc. were collected. Bleeding severity was defined by the intervention needed to stop the bleeding: mild-cold saline injection, moderate-adrenalin/hexakarpon injection, or seve

SUBMITTER: Israeli-Shani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature