June 2026

PULMONARY

IS 2 BETTER THAN 1? STUDY TESTS IF DUAL-NEEDLE APPROACH IMPROVES EBUS EFFICIENCY

Investigators from the Interventional Pulmonary Outcomes Group found that using two needles could increase the efficiency of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

​The prospective, randomized-controlled, multicenter trial compared single vs. dual-needle EBUS-TBNA.
 
What They Found
  • Time per needle pass was significantly shorter in the two-needle group.
  • The two-needle approach enabled more needle passes per procedure.
  • Despite faster individual passes, total procedure time was not significantly different.
  • Diagnostic yield was 96% with no differences between groups.
Christopher M. Kapp, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern Medicine

Dr. Kapp was a co-author of this research study.
Momen M. Wahidi, MD, Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, Health System Director for Interventional Pulmonology, Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern Medicine

Dr. Wahidi was a co-author of this research study.

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