Perspective and practice patterns of mediastinal staging among thoracic surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate mediastinal staging of lung cancer patients is critical for determining appropriate treatment. Mediastinoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration are the most commonly utilized techniques. Limited data exist on training and practice trends among thoracic surgeons. We aimed to determine training and practice patterns and find whether there is a paradigm shift in mediastinal staging after the introduction of EBUS into practice among thoracic surgeons in the United States.

Methods

28-question survey was constructed querying demographic, training, and practice patterns with mediastinoscopy and EBUS and was sent to practicing thoracic surgeons in the United States. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize quantitat

SUBMITTER: Wiesel O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature