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Table 4 Complications and their management during radial endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial procedures

From: Radial endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral pulmonary malignancy: biopsy- or brushing-first?

Events

Biopsy-first group

Brushing-first group

P value

N = 219

N = 219

Overall

16 (7.3)

14 (6.4)

0.705

 Bleeding

12 (5.5)

9 (4.1)

0.502

  Topical epinephrine

10 (4.6)

7 (3.2)

0.458

  Wedging bronchoscope

2 (0.9)

2 (0.9)

0.999

 Pneumothorax

3 (1.4)

3 (1.4)

0.999

 Hemodynamic instability

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

0.999

 Bronchospasm

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

0.999

Early terminated procedure

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

0.999