Safety and risk factors for bleeding complications of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy.

Eunhye BaeHyeontaek HwangJoong-Yub KimYoung Sik ParkJaeyoung Cho

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2024)

Our results suggest that radial EBUS-guided TBB is an accurate and safe method for diagnosing pulmonary lesions. Clinically significant procedure-related bleeding was rare. The central location and larger size (⩾30 mm) of pulmonary lesions were risk factors for grade 2 or higher bleeding events.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary hypertension
minimally invasive
high resolution
quantum dots
mass spectrometry
single molecule