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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Endoscopy. 2017 Dec 22;50(5):497–504. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-122381

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Procedural details

Stylet slow-pull technique (n = 61) Standard suction technique (n = 60) P value
Technical success, n (%) 59 (96.7) 59 (98.3) >0.99
Crossover, n (%)   8(13.1) 15 (25.0)   0.10
Fanning, n (%) 24(39.3) 26 (43.3)   0.71
First-pass diagnostic, n (%) 26(42.6) 23 (38.3)   0.71
No. passes to diagnosis, mean (SD)   2.0(1.3)   1.9 (1.8)   0.71
▪ Median   2   1
▪ IQR   1 – 3   1 – 2
First-pass core, n (%) 24(39.3) 15 (25.0)   0.12
Core obtained, n (%) 37 (60.6) 28 (46.7)   0.14
Length of core, mean (SD), mm   2.9(2.2)   3.0 (3.0)   0.82
▪ Median   2.5   2.0
▪ IQR   0.6 – 4.5   1.0 – 5.0
ROSE, n (%)
▪ Cytotechnician 53 (86.9) 47 (78.3)   0.23
▪ Cytopathologist   8(14) 13(21.7)   0.23
Fellow involved, n (%) 23 (37.7) 25 (41.7)   0.66

IQR, interquartile range; ROSE, rapid on-site evaluation