Table 3.
Fellows reporting a negative impact of COVID-19 on procedure skills (n = 38)
| Area of Negative Impact | n (%)* |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic bronchoscopy | 7 (18) |
| Navigation bronchoscopy† | 6 (85) |
| Radial EBUS | 5 (71) |
| Linear EBUS | 3 (43) |
| Therapeutic bronchoscopy | 23 (60) |
| Airway stenting | 16 (69) |
| Endobronchial valve placement | 16 (69) |
| Rigid intubation | 15 (65) |
| APC | 13 (56) |
| Electrocautery | 13 (56) |
| Cryoablation | 12 (52) |
| Laser | 10 (43) |
| Bronchial thermoplasty | 10 (43) |
| Pleural procedures | 13 (34) |
| Pleuroscopy | 12 (92) |
| Pigtail catheter/chest tube placement | 2 (15) |
| Tunneled pleural catheter placement | 2 (15) |
| Additional procedures | 4 (10) |
| Tracheostomy | 4 (100) |
| PEG | 1 (25) |
Definition of abbreviations: APC = argon plasma coagulation; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; EBUS = endobronchial ultrasound; PEG = percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
*
Number and proportion of fellows reporting the potential negative impact of COVID-19 on procedure skill acquisition.
†
Including radial-probe EBUS, ultrathin bronchoscopy, electromagnetic navigation, and/or robotic-assisted navigation bronchoscopy.