Age as a Risk Factor in the Occurrence of Complications during or after Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy.
Irina PocienėRasa GauronskaitėDomantas GalkauskasAntanas MainelisVygantas GruslysEdvardas DanilaPublished in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Older age is related to a higher incidence of mild bleeding during BLB. However, the risk of life-threatening complications is low despite the age, and older age should not be considered as a contraindication for the procedure if needed.