In-Hospital Mortality after Surgical Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease in the United States. 2000 to 2011.
John P HutchinsonAndrew W FogartyTricia M McKeeverRichard B HubbardPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)
In-hospital mortality after elective surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease is just under 2% but significantly higher for nonelective procedures. Identified risk factors for death should be taken into account when counseling patients on whether to pursue a histologic diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- ultrasound guided
- peritoneal dialysis
- fine needle aspiration
- patients undergoing
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- patient reported