Table III.
Results of fiberoptic bronchoscopy combined with LCT and pathology as well as conformity (n, κ).
| Pathological tissue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCT | Positive | Negative | Total | κ-value |
| Group A (BWC) | ||||
| Positive | 193 | 21 | 214 | 0.426 |
| Negative | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Subtotal | 224 | 52 | 276 | |
| Group B (BAL) | ||||
| Positive | 149 | 13 | 162 | 0.430 |
| Negative | 22 | 20 | 42 | |
| Subtotal | 171 | 33 | 204 | |
| Group C (EBUS-TBNA) | ||||
| Positive | 146 | 5 | 151 | 0.769 |
| Negative | 8 | 28 | 36 | |
| Subtotal | 154 | 33 | 187 | |
| Group D (TBLB) | ||||
| Positive | 170 | 18 | 188 | 0.440 |
| Negative | 22 | 24 | 46 | |
| Subtotal | 192 | 42 | 234 | |
| Total | 741 | 160 | 901 | |
LCT, liquid-based cytology test; BWC, bronchoscopic washing cultures; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; EBUS-TBNA, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration; TBLB, transbronchial lung biopsy.