. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2018 Apr;25(2):88–96. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000401

Table 2.

Procedure and Biopsy Characteristics and Complications

Characteristic
Cryobiopsies per case	2.2 ± 0.6 (1–4)
Location^a
RLL	179 (79)
LLL	28 (12)
RUL	21 (9)
Prophylactic bronchial blockade employed^b	16 (15)
Greatest dimension (mm)	6.9 ± 4.1 (1–31)
Alveoli absent^b	1 (1)
Bronchioles absent^b	3 (3)
Complications^c
Major hemorrhage	4 (4)
Pneumothorax	3 (3)
Unplanned hospital admission	6 (6)
Respiratory failure	2 (2)

Data presented as number (%) or mean ± SD (range).

Denominator = total biopsy count (n=228).

Denominator = total number of cases (n=104).

More than one complication occurred in some cases; 8 cases in total (7.7%) had at least one complication