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Table 10 Causes of death reported in literature within 30 days after transbronchial lung cryobiopsy

From: Diagnostic yield and risk/benefit analysis of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: a large cohort of 699 patients

No

Cause of death

3

AE-IPF [1, 35] a

2

Pneumothorax [35] b

1

Lymphangitic carcinomatosis [23]

1

Pulmonary edema in severe aortic stenosis [36]

1

OP

1

Pulmonary embolism

1

Myocardial infarction aggravated by AE-IPF [24]

  1. Abbreviations: AE-IPF Acute exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, OP Organizing pneumonia
  2. ain two patients, acute exacerbation followed mechanical ventilation, necessary for respiratory failure caused by severe bleeding (no balloon or blocker used)
  3. bone patient had diffuse lung adenocarcinoma and one patient had right upper lobe cavity and died from septic shock after drained iatrogenic pneumothorax.