Table 1Demographic Data for the FNA and CNB Patients
Characteristic |
FNA (n=100) |
CNB (n=100) |
P value |
Sex, male/female |
17/83 |
13/87 |
0.553 |
Age, yr |
51.3±11.3 (28–78) |
49.7±10.9 (26–77) |
0.318 |
Nodule size, cm |
1.2±0.7 (0.3–4.1) |
1.7±1.2 (0.3–5.1) |
<0.001 |
No. of nodule, size <1 cm |
46 |
40 |
0.475 |
Table 2Comparison of the Indicated Parameters between the FNA and CNB Groups
Variable |
FNA (n=100) |
CNB (n=100) |
P value |
Pain score |
|
|
|
During biopsy |
3.7 (0–10) |
3.6 (0–8) |
0.454 |
After 20 min |
0.9 (0–8) |
1.1 (0–8) |
0.296 |
No. of biopsies |
1.4 (1–3) |
1.2 (1–3) |
0.002 |
Tolerability |
|
|
0.246 |
Yes |
100 |
97 |
|
No |
0 |
0 |
|
Complication |
0 |
3 |
0.246 |
Non-diagnostic |
5 |
0 |
0.059 |
Table 3Comparison of Staff vs. Non-Staff Subjects
Variable |
FNA |
CNB |
Staff |
Non-staff |
P value |
Staff |
Non-staff |
P value |
Pain score |
|
|
|
|
|
|
During biopsy |
3.3 |
3.8 |
0.272 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.14 |
After 20 min |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.125 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.14 |
No. of biopsies |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.04 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.306 |
Tolerability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
25/25 |
75/75 |
>0.99 |
3/70 |
0/30 |
0.552 |
No |
0/25 |
0/75 |
|
67/70 |
30/30 |
|
Complication |
0/25 |
0/75 |
>0.99 |
3/70 |
0/30 |
0.552 |
Non-diagnostic |
1/25 |
4/75 |
>0.99 |
0/70 |
0/30 |
>0.99 |
Table 4Previously Reported Complications for Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy
Study |
No. of nodule |
Hematoma |
Edema |
Hemoptysis |
Infection |
Hoarseness |
Vasovagal reaction |
Dysphagia |
Total |
Quinn et al. (1994) [21] |
102 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Liu et al. (1995) [22] |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Taki et al. (1997) [23] |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Pisani et al. (2001) [24] |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Screaton et al. (2003) [25] |
209 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
Harvey et al. (2005) [26] |
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Renshaw et al. (2007) [27] |
377 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Strauss et al. (2008) [28] |
81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Zhang et al. (2008) [29] |
225 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Khoo et al. (2008) [30] |
359 |
8 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
13 |
Park et al. (2011) [8] |
54 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
Samir et al. (2012) [31] |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Sung et al. (2012) [32] |
555 |
11 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
Na et al. (2012) [7] |
225 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
Yunker et al. (2013) [33] |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Yeon et al. (2013) [9] |
155 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Hahn et al. (2013) [34] |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Nasrollah et al. (2013) [35] |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Ha et al. (2013) [36] |
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Hakala et al. (2013) [37] |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Lee et al. (2014) [38] |
125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Choi et al. (2014) [39] |
191 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Nasrollah et al. (2014) [16] |
61 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Trimboli et al. (2014) [40] |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Zhang et al. (2014) [41] |
369 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
Min et al. (2014) [12] |
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Ha et al. (2014) [11] |
264 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Total |
4,201 |
35 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
60 |