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. 2024 Feb 29;72(4):254–291. doi: 10.1007/s11748-023-01997-6

Table 33.

Diagnostic procedures

Cases 30-Day mortality Hospital mortality
Hospital After discharge
Mediastinoscopic biopsy 258 0 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4)
Lung biopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung disease 634 3 (0.5) 2 (0.3) 5 (0.8)
Biopsy for lymph node, tumor and pleura 2926 27 (0.9) 20 (0.7) 48 (1.6)
Others 1494 68 (4.6) 12 (0.8) 114 (7.6)

(), Mortality %