Table 3.

Comparison of outcomes between patients who had cryobiopsies versus surgical lung biopsies

Outcomes	TBCB n = 34	SLB n = 23*	p value
Chest tube required, n (%)	4 (11.8)	23 (100)	< 0.001
Days with chest tube, median (range)	2 (1–2)	1 (1–7)	0.211
30-day hospitalization, n (%)	9 (26.5)	22 (95.7)	< 0.001
Length of stay in hospitalized patients, median (range)	2 (1–4)	1 (1–7)	0.004
Mechanical ventilation required, n (%)	3 (8.8)	0 (0)	0.265
Days in mechanical ventilation, median (range)	1 (1)	0 (0)	NA
30-day pneumonia, n (%)	1 (2.9)	0 (0)	1.000
30-day acute exacerbation of ILD, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
30-day mortality, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA

TBCB, transbronchial cryobiopsy; SLB, surgical lung biopsy; ILD, interstitial lung disease

*One patient went to have a surgical lung biopsy at another institution, so outcome data is missing