An Evaluation of Diagnostic Yield From Bronchoscopy

Background Bronchoscopy is commonly used to evaluate suspicious lung lesions. The yield is likely dependent on patient, radiographic, and bronchoscopic factors. Few studies have assessed these factors simultaneously while also including the preprocedure physician-assessed probability of cancer (pCA) when assessing yield. Methods This study is a secondary data analysis from a prospective multicenter trial. Diagnostic yield of standard...