Impact of sedation technique on the diagnostic accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

There is a paucity of data concerning the impact of the sedation technique used for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) on diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of EBUS-TBNA in deep and moderate sedations, and to investigate other possible determinants of diagnostic accuracy in three lymph node locations (mediastinal, subcarinal, and hilar).

Materials and methods

The first consecutive patients at our institution undergoing EBUS-TBNA for selective sampling in deep sedation were compared with the first consecutive patients in moderate sedation between 2006 and 2014. Diagnoses based on EBUS-TBNA were compared with those on surgical or radiological follow-

SUBMITTER: Franzen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579912 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature