From: The role of Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for qualitative diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a prospective analysis
Technique
Nodes
Risks
Sensitivity
NPV
Prevalence
Mediastinoscopy [1]
1-4, 7
0.08% mortality and 2% morbidity: arrhythmias [15], haemorrhage, thoracic duct injury, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, pneumonia, bronchial/pleural laceration [1]
78-81%
91%
39%
EBUS-TBNA
2-4, 7, 10-12
None
95.08%
93.02%
60.4%
