Comparison of 21-Gauge and 22-Gauge Aspiration Needle in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Results of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry, Education, and Evaluation Registry
Yarmus LB, Akulian J, Lechtzin N, Yasin F, Kamdar B, Ernst A, Ost DE, Ray C, Greenhill SR, Jimenez CA, Filner J, Feller-Kopman D, on behalf of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry E. Comparison of 21-Gauge and 22-Gauge Aspiration Needle in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Results of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry, Education, and Evaluation Registry. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: 1036-1043. PMID: 23632441, PMCID: PMC4694078, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationG needle groupRapid onsite cytologic evaluationQuality improvement registryDiagnostic yieldNeedle groupG needleHierarchical logistic regressionSample adequacyCytologic evaluationAmerican CollegeNeedle passesMultivariate hierarchical logistic regressionUltrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationLogistic regressionTransbronchial needle aspirationEBUS-TBNA specimensPatient demographicsEndobronchial ultrasoundInclusion criteriaNeedle aspirationInvasive proceduresAspiration resultsSmall studyDiagnostic benefit