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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Utilization and Safety of Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: A 10-Year Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Chun-Ku Chen, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Yu-Chun Chen, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Hsiao-Ping Chou, Tzeng-Ji Chen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Chun-Ku ChenDepartment of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. ckchen@vghtpe.gov.tw.
Hsiao-Ting ChangDepartment of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. htchang2@vghtpe.gov.tw.
Yu-Chun ChenInstitute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan. yuchn.chen@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4124-1949
Shu-Chiung ChiangInstitute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan. scchiang0g@gmail.com.
Hsiao-Ping ChouDepartment of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. gutmomo@gmail.com.
Tzeng-Ji ChenInstitute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan. tjchen@vghtpe.gov.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-0232

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Abstract

Percutaneous lung biopsy is a technique used for sampling peripherally located lung masses and has been gaining in popularity. However, its exact utilization is unknown, and its safety has not been well studied. The current study aimed to assess the trend of utilization and study the safety of this procedure. Using the National Health Insurance Research Database, we retrospectively determined the total number of procedures that were performed on subjects older than 20 years between 2001 and 2010. We also estimated the rates of major complications, such as pneumothorax, requiring intercostal drainage. A total of 630 percutaneous biopsies were performed in 2001, while 3814 were performed in 2010, representing a 6.1-fold increase. The compound annual growth rate was 22.1%. The number of hospitals that performed the procedure increased from 55 to 99. Pneumothorax requiring drainage occurred in 1.5% of the procedures. The factors associated with a higher complication rate included male gender, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rural hospital, and low-volume hospital. Percutaneous lung biopsies are a relatively safe procedure, and their performance has been rapidly increasing. The number of procedures performed by a hospital was associated with the complication rate.

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AdultAgedBiopsy, NeedleFemaleHospitalsHumansLungLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorslung biopsyprocedure safetyutilization

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PMCPMC6517953

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