Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the utility of suction and inner-stylet of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy

Table 2 Comparison of primary outcomes of EBUS-TBNA procedures

EBUS-TBNA procedure	The primary outcome	P^a value
	Specimen adequacy rate
suction–stylet vs. suction–no stylet	87.1% vs. 88.2%	0.629
suction–stylet vs. stylet–no suction	87.1% vs. 85.6%	0.728
	Diagnostic yield
suction–stylet vs. suction–no stylet	32.2% vs. 31.8%	> 0.999
suction–stylet vs. stylet–no suction	32.2% vs. 31.0%	0.711

^a: Determined by McNemar test; EBUS-TBNA Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

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