Beyond the Operating Room? Cytology-Based Yield and Resource Utilization of Outpatient Versus Operating Room EBUS-TBNA Pathways
Paolo Albino Ferrari, Cosimo Bruno Salis, Sabrina Sarais, Massimiliano Santoru, Matteo Pinna-Susnik, Sonia Nemolato, Fabiola Farci, Elisabetta Pusceddu, Alessandro Tamburrini, Oliver Harrison, Francesco Guerrera, Paraskevas Lyberis, Daniela Ledda, Graziano Carta, Laura Riva, Giuseppe Porcu, Stefano · 2026
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Paolo Albino Ferrari and co-authors compare two care paths for a lung sampling procedure in a 2026 study. The procedure uses ultrasound from inside the airways to guide a needle into chest lymph nodes. It can run in an outpatient suite with sedation and natural breathing, or in an operating room under general anesthesia with a mask airway.
The single-center study reviewed consecutive cases, with 447 procedures in the outcome analysis and more in the cost data. Placement into each path was not random; it followed workflow, room access, case complexity, and clinical judgment. The team compared how often samples gave a diagnosis, sample quality, workflow, and costs. Full accuracy measures could not be estimated, since not every case had later surgical checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paolo Albino Ferrari, Cosimo Bruno Salis, Sabrina Sarais, Massimiliano Santoru, Matteo Pinna-Susnik, Sonia Nemolato, Fabiola Farci, Elisabetta Pusceddu, Alessandro Tamburrini, Oliver Harrison, Francesco Guerrera, Paraskevas Lyberis, Daniela Ledda, Graziano Carta, Laura Riva, Giuseppe Porcu, Stefano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |