Biopsy frequency and complications among lung cancer patients in the United States.

Yichen Zhang Lizheng ShiMichael J SimoffOliver J WagnerJames Lavin

Published in: Lung cancer management (2020)

Nearly half (46%) of patients in this population experienced multiple biopsies prior to diagnosis. Further, biopsy choice or sequence in patients receiving multiple procedures was unpredictable.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
ultrasound guided
patient reported outcomes
stress induced