Transbronchial cryobiopsy: A cautionary tale and opportunities for improvement

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1230-1231

  Lentz, Robert J ^a   Christine Argento, A ^b   Rickman, Otis B ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^c   Poletti, Venerino ^d,e   Hetzel, Juergen ^f   Maldonado, Fabien ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; SAFETY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TRANSBRONCHIAL CRYOBIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL;

EID: 85021831628     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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