Table 2 Procedural characteristics
Procedural Detail | Total |
|---|---|
(N = 264) | |
Outpatient setting | 247 (93.6%) |
Operator specialty | |
Interventional pulmonologist | 226 (85.6%) |
Thoracic surgeon | 38 (14.4%) |
General anesthesia | 264 (100%) |
Monarch Platform software version ≥ 2.1.5 | 156 (59.1%) |
Number of lesions biopsied | 1 (0–4) |
Procedure duration, minutes | 62.3 ± 27.2a |
Concurrent imaging | |
Fluoroscopy | 263 (99.6%) |
Cone-beam CT | 9 (3.4%) |
Radial endobronchial ultrasound | 248 (93.9%) |
Successful localization of primary lesion | 243/248 (98.0%) |
Concentric view (of cases reporting image characterization) | 79/165 (47.9%) |
Eccentric view (of cases reporting image characterization) | 86/165 (52.1%) |
Biopsy tools | |
Aspiration needle | 255 (96.6%) |
Biopsy forceps | 187 (70.8%) |
Cytology brush | 45 (17.1%) |
Biopsy samples evaluated by Rapid Onsite Evaluation | 172 (65.2%) |
Lymph node biopsy | 120 (45.5%) |