Journal article
Endobronchial ultrasound learning curve in interventional pulmonary fellows
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Little published data exist regarding the learning curve for endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). We sought to assess the improvement in skill as trainees learned EBUS-TBNA in a clinical setting.
METHODS: This is a multicentre cohort study of EBUS-TBNA technical skill of interventional pulmonology (IP) fellows as assessed with EBUS-TBNA computer simulator testing every 25 clinical …
Authors
Stather DR; Chee A; MacEachern P; Dumoulin E; Hergott CA; Gelberg J; Folch E; Majid A; Gonzalez AV; Tremblay A
Journal
Respirology, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 333–339
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2015
DOI
10.1111/resp.12450
ISSN
1323-7799