Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
Variable | N = 139 (100%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 72 (20–88) |
Male | 88 (63.3) |
Body height (cm) | 159.8 (140.0–182.6) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.6 (14.4–34.4) |
Diameter of the lesion (mm) | 25.8 (8.7–72.7) |
Related bronchial generation into the PPL, generations | 5 (3–8) |
Lobar position | |
 Right upper lobe/left upper segment | 70 (50.4) |
 Right middle/left lingula | 17 (12.2) |
 Right lower/left lower | 52 (37.4) |
Location area | |
 Outer area | 86 (61.8) |
 Inner area | 53 (38.1) |
Lesion appearance on CT | |
 Solid nodule | 103 (74.1) |
 GGN | 36 (25.9) |
Bronchus sign on CT | |
 Positive | 104 (74.8) |
 Negative | 35 (25.2) |
Bronchoscope type for Biopsy | |
 Thin scope | 91 (65.5) |
 Thick scope | 48 (34.5) |
Respiratory comorbidities | |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 16 (11.5) |
 Interstitial lung disease | 6 (4.3) |
 Bronchial asthma | 6 (4.3) |
Use of bridging anticoagulation therapy | 5 (3.6) |
Coagulation profile | |
 PT-INR | 0.97 (0.87–1.17) |
 PTT (s) | 25.9 (20.0–37.2) |
 Thrombocytes (× 103/μL) | 239 (113–524) |