Research Article

Bronchoscopy in Rural Areas?

Table 3

Time spent.

PeriodNo. of patientsDays median (25–75 percentile)

From symptoms to hospital referral7868 (30–150)
From referral to bronchoscopy10310 (6–25)
From bronchoscopy to surgical referral108 (7–11)
From surgical referral to surgery833 (27–44)
From bronchoscopy to further elaboration and treatment3010 (6–14)
From bronchoscopy to further elaboration and treatment in another hospital2938 (27–58)