Procedure-Related Adverse Events in 21 Patients (N = 23)
Adverse Events | No. |
---|---|
Diagnostic procedure complicationsa | 12 |
Pneumothorax | 10 |
Unplanned ED admission post EBUS for hypoxemia | 1 |
Post bronchoscopy pneumonia | 1 |
Surgery complicationsb | 11 |
Death | 2 |
Reoperation for bleeding | 2 |
Prolonged air leak | 2 |
Postoperative respiratory failure | 2 |
Chest wall hernia | 1 |
Atrial fibrillation requiring intervention | 1 |
Lung segment torsion requiring completion lobectomy | 1 |
EBUS = endobronchial ultrasound; ED = emergency department.
↵a 11 patients.
b 10 patients.