Table 1 Characteristics of the patients and their lesions
From: Thin bronchoscopic cryobiopsy using a nasobronchial tube
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Patients | 73 |
Sex | |
Male | 45 (61.6) |
Female | 28 (38.4) |
Age, median, years (range) | 72.5 (20–88) |
Smoking history | |
Never | 26 (35.6) |
Former | 31 (42.5) |
Current | 16 (21.9) |
Target lesion | |
Diffuse pulmonary diseases/lesions with infiltrative shadows | 22 (30.1) |
Localized lesions | 51 (69.9) |
Longest diameter, median, mm (range) | 33.0 (11.2–78.2) |
Number of bronchoscopy attempts | |
First attempt | 64 (87.7) |
Second attempt after prior non-diagnostic bronchoscopy | 9 (12.3) |
Dose of sedatives | |
Midazolam, mg, mean ± SD | 2.7 ± 0.9 |
Fentanyl, μg, mean ± SD | 64.5 ± 17.4 |