Bronchoscopic outcomes in the per-protocol population
| VBNA | NVBNA | p 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.