Research Article
The Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation on Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Does It Make a Difference?
Table 2
Summary of findings.
| | Pre-ROSE | Post-ROSE | value |
| Number of cases | 66 | 112 | — | Mean number of lesions | 1.9 ± 0.8 (1, 4) | 1.5 ± 0.7 (1, 4) | 0.0020 | Mean number of TBNAs | 4.2 ± 1.5 (1, 8) | 3.6 ± 1.4 (1, 8) | 0.0017 | Mean number of TBNAs per lesion | 2.5 ± 1.0 (0.7, 5) | 2.5 ± 0.9 (1, 5 ) | 0.35 | >1 lesion investigated (%) | 66 | 45 | — |
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Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation (range).
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