Randomized Trial Comparing Patient Comfort Between the Oral and Nasal Insertion Routes for Linear Endobronchial Ultrasound

Background: Linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a safe and accurate sampling method for mediastinal adenopathy. The transnasal approach has been proposed to improve patient comfort, but no data compare the oral and nasal routes. The objective was to compare patient comfort during linear EBUS under conscious sedation between the oral and the nasal routes. Methods: An open-label randomized study comparing the 2 insertion routes for linear...