Open AccessYield of new versus reused endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration needles: A retrospective analysis of 500 patients
Author(s) -
Sahajal Dhooria,
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,
Nalini Gupta,
Babu Ram,
Ashutosh N. Aggarwal,
Digambar Behera,
Ritesh Agarwal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.184867
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , retrospective cohort study , lymph node , confidence interval , odds ratio , surgery , bronchoscopy
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) requires a dedicated needle for aspiration of mediastinal lesions. There is no data on reuse of these needles.