TABLE 3.

Diagnostic yield, auxiliary procedures, procedure time and complications in the matched study cohort

Variable	EBUS-TBB without a guide sheath	EBUS-TBB with a guide sheath	p-value
Patients n	360	360
Diagnostic yield	286 (79)	281 (78)	0.649
Auxiliary procedures
Bronchial washing	312 (87)	319 (89)	0.428
Bronchial brushing	320 (89)	323 (90)	0.718
Procedure time min	24±11	29±11	< 0.001
Complications
Haemorrhage	26 (7.2)	21 (5.8)	0.451
Pneumothorax	7 (1.9)	2 (0.6)	0.094

Numerical variables are presented as mean±sd, and categorical variables are expressed as number (%). EBUS-TBB: endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy.