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Interventional Pulmonary Guidelines

These guidelines examine flexible bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration, and transbronchial cryobiopsy.

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Acquisition and Handling of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Samples

Acquisition and Handling of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Samples

September 2024

This guideline includes nine evidence-based recommendations to identify best practices for the collection, processing, and handling of EBUS-TBNA specimens.

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More interventional pulmonary guidelines

THORACIC ONCOLOGY

Management of Central Airway Obstruction | July 2024

CAO management depends on provider training and available local resources, making the clinical approach and outcomes highly variable. This guideline provides recommendations for management of symptomatic malignant and nonmalignant CAO.


THORACIC ONCOLOGY

| April 2020

This ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ guideline and expert panel report examines the literature on transbronchial cryobiopsy as it relates to diagnostic utility and safety to provide evidence-based and expert guidance to clinicians.


EBUS-TBNA

| March 2016

This ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ hybrid document addresses the current knowledge of the technical aspects of linear endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), including patient factors (sedation), procedural aspects (ultrasonographic features of lymph nodes, needle size, number of needle passes, use of suction, and presence of rapid on-site cytologic evaluation), and proceduralists’ aptitude (training).


| August 2015

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