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Table 3 Pathological and multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis in patients underwent TBLB and TBLC

From: Transbronchial lung biopsy versus transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in critically ill patients with undiagnosed acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a comparative study

Pathological diagnosis (n = 17)

n (%)

Patients underwent TBLB

 

Organizing pneumonia

9 (52.9)

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

3 (17.6)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

2 (11.8)

Lymphoma

1 (5.9)

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia

1 (5.9)

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

1 (5.9)

Multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis (n = 25)

 

Connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease

9 (36.0)

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

6 (24.0)

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

2 (8.0)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

2 (8.0)

Lymphoma

1 (4.0)

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia

1 (4.0)

Acute lung injury

1 (4.0)

Drug induced lung injury

1 (4.0)

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

1 (4.0)

Adenovirus pneumonia

1 (4.0)

Patients underwent TBLC

n (%)

Pathological diagnosis (n = 18)

 

Organizing pneumonia

7 (38.9)

Diffuse alveolar damage

6 (33.3)

Aspiration pneumonia

1 (5.6)

Lymphoma

1 (5.6)

Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia

1 (5.6)

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

1 (5.6)

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia

1 (5.6)

Multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis (n = 21)

 

Secondary organizing pneumonia

3 (14.3)

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

3 (14.3)

Connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease

2 (9.5)

Aspiration pneumonia

2 (9.5)

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

2 (9.5)

Graft versus host disease

2 (9.5)

Acute lung injury

1 (4.8)

Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia

1 (4.8)

Drug induced lung injury

1 (4.8)

Lymphoma

1 (4.8)

Acute reject reaction after lung transplantation

1 (4.8)

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia

1 (4.8)

Coronavirus pneumonia

1 (4.8)