Sensitivity of Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Bronchoscopy for Lung Cancer in Patients with Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSION: r-EBUS has an excellent safety profile but there is significant between study heterogeneity. Sample size related effects and possibly publication bias have led to overly optimistic estimates of the sensitivity of r-EBUS. PMID: 31738928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31738928?dopt=Abstract

Source: Chest - November 14, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sainz Zuñiga PV, Vakil E, Molina S, Bassett RL, Ost DE Tags: Chest Source Type: research