title: Relevance of training in transbronchial fine-needle aspiration technique.
abstract: Transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (TBFNA) is a valuable and low-risk procedure that provides access to mediastinal nodes. To learn if increased experience improved TBFNA performance, we compared overtime TBFNA diagnostic yields between a skilled bronchoscopist and another without experience on TBFNA technique. We found higher TBFNA yields in the experienced bronchoscopist (p < 0.001); however, after some experience, the TBFNA reliability improved (p < 0.02) and the use of the procedure increased (p < 0.0001). Thus, to achieve acceptable TBFNA results, a training period is required that we estimate in about 50 procedures.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. del Pino, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Castro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Díaz López
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Serdà
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gilart
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabrera Navarro
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity