Diagnostic Yield and Complications of Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Results of the AQuIRE Registry

E. Ost, David; Ernst, Armin; Lei, Xiudong; L. Kovitz, Kevin; Benzaquen, Sadia; Diaz‐Mendoza, Javier; Greenhill, Sara; Toth, Jennifer; Feller‐Kopman, David; Puchalski, Jonathan; Baram, Daniel; Karunakara, Raj; A. Jimenez, Carlos; Filner, Joshua; C. Morice, Rodolfo; A. Eapen, George; Michaud, Gaëtane; M. Estrada‐Y‐Martin, Rosa; Rafeq, Samaan; B. Grosu, Horiana; Ray, Cynthia; R. Gilbert, Christopher; Yarmus, Lonny; Simoff, Michael

doi:10.1164/rccm.201507-1332oc

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Diagnostic Yield and Complications of Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Results of the AQuIRE Registry

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Sep 14, 2015

Authors:

David E. Ost

Armin Ernst

Xiudong Lei

Abstract

RATIONALE: Advanced bronchoscopy techniques such as electromagnetic navigation (EMN) have been studied in clinical trials, but there are no randomized studies comparing EMN with standard bronchoscopy. OBJECTIVES: To measure and identify the determinants of diagnostic yield for bronchoscopy in patien...

Subject

Medicine

Bronchoscopy

Peripheral

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