Chest
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement, October 2005, Page 168S
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COMPLICATIONS OF VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LUNG BIOPSY IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE

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PURPOSE: Current practice guidelines recommend video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy (VATSLB) for patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) who do not have diagnostic CT scans. However, VATSLB in this population carries risk. The reported incidence of death after biopsy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is up to 17%. We examined the morbidity and mortality associated with VATSLB in a group of outpatients with undefined ILD.

METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of 68

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