Risk of iatrogenic pneumothorax based on location of transbronchial biopsy: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Objective Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) is a commonly performed procedure to obtain parenchymal lung tissue during bronchoscopy. Pneumothorax is among the most common serious complications of TBB. The objective of this study was to assess whether location of TBB correlated with developme...

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Main Authors: Mina Ishak, Debarati Chakraborty, Shayan Kassirian, Inderdeep Dhaliwal, Michael A. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06275-5