2016
Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Cautery-Assisted Transbronchial Forceps Biopsies: Safety and Sensitivity Relative to Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Bramley K, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Homer RJ, Puchalski JT. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Cautery-Assisted Transbronchial Forceps Biopsies: Safety and Sensitivity Relative to Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 101: 1870-1876. PMID: 26912301, PMCID: PMC4861078, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransbronchial needle aspirationTransbronchial forceps biopsyForceps biopsyClinical trialsEndobronchial ultrasoundNeedle aspirationConvex probe EBUSSignificant adverse eventsDiagnosis of sarcoidosisExcellent diagnostic yieldSelect clinical scenariosSequential useTBNA samplesSecondary outcomesUnselected patientsAdverse eventsLymph nodesThoracic lymphadenopathyEBUS guidanceGranulomatous inflammationCore biopsyGranulomatous diseaseAdequate specimensNeedle biopsyDiagnostic yield
2015
Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Thoracentesis
Argento AC, Murphy TE, Pisani MA, Araujo KL, Puchalski J. Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Thoracentesis. PLEURA 2015, 2: 237399751560040. PMID: 26767192, PMCID: PMC4708257, DOI: 10.1177/2373997515600404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPleural interventionsSustained improvementPleural effusionProspective observational cohort studyTertiary care academic medical centerAdditional pleural proceduresObservational cohort studyMajority of patientsShort Form-12Multivariable logistic regressionPatient-centered outcomesAcademic medical centerSignificant clinical impactAdult patientsCohort studyHepatic hydrothoraxSecondary outcomesDays postprocedureInfectious etiologyPrimary outcomeTherapeutic thoracentesisAnalytical cohortForm-12Significant morbidityIndex procedure
2014
Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Using Conscious Sedation and the Laryngeal Nerve Block: Tolerability, Thoroughness, and Diagnostic Yield
Goyal G, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Puchalski JT. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Using Conscious Sedation and the Laryngeal Nerve Block: Tolerability, Thoroughness, and Diagnostic Yield. Lung 2014, 192: 905-913. PMID: 24972639, PMCID: PMC5417331, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-014-9607-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationConscious sedationDiagnostic bronchoscopic proceduresDiagnostic yieldPatient tolerabilityBronchoscopic proceduresUltrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationOccurrence of complicationsDosage of medicationAmount of medicationTransbronchial needle aspirationElectromagnetic navigational bronchoscopyAdvanced diagnostic bronchoscopySedation reversalSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNerve blockTransbronchial biopsyGeneral anesthesiaParenchymal abnormalitiesConventional bronchoscopyDiagnostic bronchoscopyResultsA totalAdditional biopsiesNeedle aspiration