Table 2.
Features of bronchoscopic intervention in TACC patients.
| Procedural characteristics | Results |
|---|---|
| Number of interventional procedures | 500 |
| Anesthesia methods (n = 500) | |
| General anesthesia | 253 (50.60%) |
| Local anesthesia | 247 (49.40%) |
| Respiratory support modalities (n = 500) | |
| Jet ventilation via rigid bronchoscopy | 39 (7. 80%) |
| Endotracheal intubation | 29 (5.80%) |
| laryngeal mask | 166 (33.20%) |
| Mask | 4 (0.80%) |
| Nasal cannula | 265 (53.00%) |
| mMRC score (n = 52) | |
| 2 | 2 (3.85%) |
| 3 | 17 (32.69%) |
| 4 | 33 (63.46%) |
| Stenosis location (n = 52) | |
| Upper trachea | 12 (23.08%) |
| Mid trachea | 19 (36.54%) |
| Lower trachea | 17 (32.69%) |
| Left main bronchus | 5 (9.62%) |
| Right main bronchus | 5 (9.62%) |
| Stenosis length (cm) (n = 52) | 3.80 ± 2.21 |
| Stenosis type (n = 52) | |
| Intraluminal | 31 (59.62%) |
| Mixed | 21 (40.38%) |
| Stenosis degree% (CT) (n = 49) | 77.18 ± 14.95 |
| Freitag grade (n = 49) | |
| II | 2 (4.08%) |
| III | 17 (34.69%) |
| IV | 21 (42.86%) |
| V | 9 (18.37%) |
| Bronchoscopic interventional modalities (n = 52) | |
| Stent implantation | 22 (42.31%) |
| Balloon dilation | 12 (23.08%) |
| Thermal ablation (electrocautery, laser or APC) | 47 (90.38%) |
| Cryoablation | 38 (73.08%) |