Cost Effectiveness of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Jennifer A Crocket; Eric YL Wong; Dale C Lien; Khanh Gia Nguyen; Michelle R Chaput; Ciaran McNamee

doi:10.1155/1999/508741

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 1999)

Cost Effectiveness of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Jennifer A Crocket,
Eric YL Wong,
Dale C Lien,
Khanh Gia Nguyen,
Michelle R Chaput,
Ciaran McNamee

Affiliations

Jennifer A Crocket: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Eric YL Wong: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dale C Lien: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Khanh Gia Nguyen: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Michelle R Chaput: Respiratory Therapy, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ciaran McNamee: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/1999/508741
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 332 – 335

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the yield and cost effectiveness of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) in the assessment of mediastinal and/or hilar lymphadenopathy.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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