[Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse interstitial lung disease diagnosis]
Klappenbach R, Augustovski F, Pichon-Riviere A, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, López A, Rey-Ares L
Record ID 32017000281
Spanish
Authors' recommendations:
Very low quality evidence suggests that transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse interstitial lung disease diagnosis would have a lower mortality than the videothoracoscopic lung biopsy, although with a lower diagnostic yield and a higher number of mild to moderate complications.
Because of the little evidence and the lower diagnostic yield, the few CPGs mentioning cryobiopsy, describe it as a less invasive alternative for patients at high surgical risk. No coverage policies were found covering this technology.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2017
URL for published report:
www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Lung
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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