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Table 2 Comparison of bronchoscopic procedure between two groups

From: Hierarchical clock-scale hand-drawn mapping as a simple method for bronchoscopic navigation in peripheral pulmonary nodule

 

VBN group

HBN group

P

Lobe#

 Right upper lobe, No. (%)

10 (23.81%)

10 (20.83%)

0.17

 Right middle lobe, No. (%)

10 (23.81%)

4 (8.4%)

 Right upper lobe, No. (%)

10 (23.81%)

18 (37.50%)

 Left upper lobe, No. (%)

2 (4.76%)

6 (12.50%)

 Left upper lobe, No. (%)

10 (23.81%)

10 (20.83%)

Location of lesion (IQR), generation*

6.60 (4–9)

6.44 (5–9)

0.50

Lesion size (IQR), mm*

22.19 (10.87–30.00)

20.19 (7.54–29.94)

0.15

Radiographic lesion type

 Solid

32 (76.19%)

33 (68.75%)

0.13

 Subsolid

10 (23.81%)

15 (31.25%)

RP-EBUS position

 Within the lesion

31 (73.81%)

35 (72.92%)

0.92

 Adjacent to the lesion

11(26.19%)

13 (27.08%)

Distance to pleura (IQR), cm*

10.50 (2.10–23.50)

8.70 (0.08–17.55)

0.28

Time of planning pathway, min*

9.79 (6.83–13.97)

1.32 (0.50–2.55)

< 0.001

Total operation time, min*

28.02 (20.92–41.48)

23.63 (5.48–24.55)

0.002

Operating cost (RMB)*

8229.44 ± 772.95

5041.97 ± 832.51

< 0.001

  1. *Values are mean ± SD, or median (range)
  2. Total operation time = Time of planning pathway + Bronchoscopic procedural time
  3. Operating cost includes basic bronchoscopy, anesthesia, RP-EBUS, biopsy forceps with or without VBN
  4. HBN hand-drawn bronchoscopic navigation, VBN virtual bronchoscopic navigation, IQR interquartile range, RP-EBUS radial probe endobronchial ultra sonography