TY - JOUR T1 - Authors' response JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 354 LP - 354 DO - 10.1136/thx.2010.147983 VL - 66 IS - 4 AU - S V Kemp AU - P L Shah Y1 - 2011/04/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/66/4/354.2.abstract N2 - We agree with Drs Slade and Slade that success in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration relies on many factors other than the skill of the actual bronchoscopist and, as such, the term ‘operator’ may have been misleading. Nevertheless, the operator is going to have the greatest bearing on the results obtained. The … ER -