Evaluation of Appropriate Mediastinal Staging among Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopists.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) has transformed mediastinal staging in lung cancer. A systematic approach, beginning with lymph nodes contralateral to the primary tumor (N3), is considered superior to selective sampling of radiographically abnormal nodes. However, the extent to which this recommendation is followed in practice remains unknown.

Objectives

To assess the frequency with which pulmonologists, pulmonary fellows, and interventional pulmonologists endoscopically stage lung cancer appropriately.

Methods

Bronchoscopists currently performing EBUS were surveyed about their practice patterns, procedural volume, and self-confidence in EBUS skills; they then performed a proctored simulated staging EBUS. The primary outcome was the proportion of participant

SUBMITTER: Miller RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566287 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature