Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients and their lesions
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients | 73 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 45 (61.6) |
| Female | 28 (38.4) |
| Age, median, years (range) | 72.5 (20–88) |
| Smoking history | |
| Never | 26 (35.6) |
| Former | 31 (42.5) |
| Current | 16 (21.9) |
| Target lesion | |
| Diffuse pulmonary diseases/lesions with infiltrative shadows | 22 (30.1) |
| Localized lesions | 51 (69.9) |
| Longest diameter, median, mm (range) | 33.0 (11.2–78.2) |
| Number of bronchoscopy attempts | |
| First attempt | 64 (87.7) |
| Second attempt after prior non-diagnostic bronchoscopy | 9 (12.3) |
| Dose of sedatives | |
| Midazolam, mg, mean ± SD | 2.7 ± 0.9 |
| Fentanyl, μg, mean ± SD | 64.5 ± 17.4 |
Data are presented as no. or no. (%) unless otherwise noted