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Table 5 The relationship of diagnostic accuracy and size of lymph nodes

From: The role of Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for qualitative diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a prospective analysis

 

Maximal diameter of lymph nodes

 

≦2 cm

>2 cm

Total (N = 225)

154

71

Successful passes

119

60

Unsuccessful passes

35

11

Diagnostic accuracy

77.3%

84.5%

P = 0.23

  1. The spearman correlation analysis was used to compare correlation between the two groups