Table 4

Bronchoscopic outcomes in the per-protocol population

VBNANVBNAp Value
Endoscopically inserted bronchial generation (n, median) (range)4 (2–8)4 (2–7)<0.001
EBUS-visualised peripheral lesion, n (%)92 (92.9)77 (81.1)0.014
Sampling by biopsy, (n, median) (range)5 (0–12)4 (0–12)0.113
Sampling by brushing/washing (n, median) (range)3 (0–6)3 (0–5)0.42
Duration
Total examination (min, median) (range)24.0 (8.7–47.0)26.2 (11.6–58.6)0.016
Initial sampling (min, median) (range)8.1 (2.8–39.2)9.8 (2.3–42.3)0.045
x-ray fluoroscopy exposure (min, median) (range)9.7 (1.5–22.7)11.0 (1.3–31.0)0.058
  • EBUS, endobronchial ultrasound; NVBNA, non-virtual bronchoscopic navigation-assisted; VBNA, virtual bronchoscopic navigation-assisted.