Point: are >50 supervised procedures required to develop competency in performing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal staging? Yes

Chest. 2013 Apr;143(4):888-891. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2462.

Authors

Erik Folch¹, Adnan Majid²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Electronic address: efolch@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

PMID: 23546478
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2462

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods*
Bronchi / diagnostic imaging*
Certification / standards
Endosonography / methods*
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Neoplasm Staging
Patient Safety
Professional Competence / standards*
Teaching