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Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Performed Under General Anesthesia Versus Moderate Sedation
Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine
NCT ID
NCT01430962
Target Enrollment
149 participants
Start Date
2011-11
Est. Completion
2014-02
About This Study
The purpose of the study is to determine if there are any differences in yield or safety of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) (a type of bronchoscopy with biopsy) performed under general anesthesia versus moderate sedation.
Conditions Studied
Eligibility
Age:18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers:No
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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients over the age of 18, evaluated by pulmonary physician that require EBUS TBNA for sampling of hilar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathies or masses * Patients should be considered eligible to undergo either CS or GA, without contraindications for either one of them, based on the assessment by the pulmonologist who will perform EBUS-TBNA Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding women * Patients deemed poor candidates for general anesthesia by the evaluating physician (e.g., severe coronary artery disease, COPD with FEV1 \< 1 liter, uncontrolled hypertension, increased intracranial pressure, reaction to anesthetics) * Previous reaction to medications routinely used in conscious sedation * Patients with history of intolerance to either general anesthesia or conscious sedation * Dementia or other severe cognitive impairment causing inability to understand or consent to the procedure and study
Study Locations (1)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States