Finding studies
Finding studies
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Lead
University of California, San Francisco
All patients will undergo CT-guided lung biopsy by the best approach decided by the primary operator. Randomization will be performed based on parity of patients' medical record numbers, which were assigned randomly at their first presentation. Patients with even medical record numbers will be assigned to the control group and patients with odd medical record number will be assigned to the intervention group. In the rapid rollover group, patients will be repositioned upon being transferred from the CT scanner table to the stretcher such that the biopsy site is down. Patient in the intervention arm will be maintained in the same position in the post-procedure recovery area for at least 2 hours if patients can tolerate. Anyone who maintains the biopsy-site down position for at least 30 minutes after repositioning in the intervention group will be considered as completion of the intervention. Patients who are in the controlled arm may choose the most comfortable position per their preferences. All patients will be monitored for at least 2 hours, after which a 0-1 hour optional post-biopsy radiograph and 2-hour follow-up radiograph will be obtained to assess for pneumothorax per the standard current protocol. Further follow-up radiograph may be obtained if the patient did not receive the 0-1 hour radiograph and the 2-hour radiograph was positive for pneumothorax that is not large enough to require immediate chest tube insertion. Interpreting radiologists of the post-biopsy radiographs will be blinded to whether the patient is in the control or intervention group. A survey will be given to the patients in post-anesthesia care unit by nurses before they are discharged. Multiple patient-, lesion- and technique-specific factors will be recorded: Patient-specific factors: * Age * Gender * Indication of lung biopsy * History of underlying lung disease * History of tobacco use * Prior lung surgery or radiation Lesion-specific factors: * Location * Size * Morphology * Shortest distance from pleura Technique-specific factors * Approach * Patient positioning during procedure * Number of times crossing the pleura * Number of times crossing the fissure * Number of fine needle aspirations (FNAs) * Number of core biopsies * Needle-path length * Needle-pleura angle * Co-axial size * Duration of biopsy site down time and number of turns as tolerated by the patient * Use of blood patch
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
