Thoracic Surgeon, Saskatoon
Project: Can the diagnostic yield of percutaneous lung biopsies be improved?
For his CQIP project, Dr. Bharadwaj aimed to: 1) review the rate of non-diagnostic lung biopsies in Saskatoon over the last 5 years; 2) determine what factors may contribute to a non-diagnostic specimen including target size, location, presence of necrosis, core number and sizes; and, 3) determine what factors may contribute to a non-diagnostic specimen including target size, location, presence of necrosis, core number and sizes. Read his poster to learn more.