Complications After CT-guided Lung Biopsies at St. Olavs Hospital

St. Olavs Hospital1,200 enrolled

Overview

At St. Olavs Hospital, a prospective collection of data on complications related to CT-guided lung biopsies has been conducted over several years as part of quality control study. The primary aim of this quality control study is to map complications in all patients who have undergone percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy at St. Olavs Hospital from May 2012 to December 2023.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,200

Conditions

Pneumothorax Iatrogenic Postprocedural Air Embolism as A Complication of Medical Care Hemoptysis

Interventions

CT-guided needle biopsy of lung nodulePROCEDURE

This is a simple needle biopsy of lung nodules guided with CT imaging

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients eligible to a CT-guided needle biopsy of a lung nodule (allcomers) Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pneumothorax

The frequency of pneumothorax after lung biopsy

Time frame: Patients are assessed with a CT scan 5 minutes after the lung biopsy

Lung bleeding

How frequent is parenchymal bleeding after lung biopsy

Time frame: Patiens are assessed with a CT scan 5 minutes after the procedure

Secondary Outcomes

Factors associated with complications after lung biopsy

Analyse possible factors leading to complications after lung biopsies

Time frame: All patiens are assessed with CT scan 5 minutes after the lung biopsy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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