Physician-led thoracic ultrasound-guided biopsy; a district general hospital perspective.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
; 54(1): 14-17, 2024 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38379306
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physician-led thoracic ultrasound (TUS)-guided biopsies provide a prompt route to tissue diagnosis in pleural and peripheral lung malignancies. This retrospective study reviews the diagnostic performance and safety of this approach in a UK District General Hospital.METHODS:
Time to biopsy, diagnostic yield and complication rate were analysed in a cohort of 49 patients undergoing ultrasound-guided tissue sampling between September 2019 and December 2022.RESULTS:
Fifty-one TUS-guided biopsies were attempted. Mean time from decision to biopsy was 5 days. The overall diagnostic yield was 82%. Complication rate was low; 3 minor adverse effects were reported which led to no change in routine care.CONCLUSION:
This single centre retrospective study shows that physician-led TUS-guided biopsy provides a safe and timely method of obtaining a tissue diagnosis in thoracic malignancy. It offers an alternative to computer tomography (CT)-guided or thoracoscopic biopsies and should be considered in selected patients where local procedural expertise exists.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Hospitals, General
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United kingdom