This research evaluated the diagnostic accuracy and complication rate of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy (PTNB) in patients 80 years and older. The study sought to identify risk factors for diagnostic failures or complications of PTNBs. We examined 247 CT-guided PTNBs performed from January 2017 through December 2020, noting patient demographics, lesion or procedure types, pathology reports, and other procedure-related complications. Study groups were divided into two: one with patients aged 80 years and older (Group 1) and the other with patients aged 60 to 80 years (Group 2). The research first determined each groups' diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic failure rate, and complication rate and then evaluated the risk factors for diagnostic failures and complications. The diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic failure rates were 95.6%, 94.9%, 100%, and 18.9%, respectively, in Group 1. The overall and major complication rates in Group 1 were 29.6% and 3.7%, respectively. Lesion size was the only risk factor for diagnostic failure (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.24-0.90). There was no significant risk factor for complications in Group 1. CT-guided PTNBs in patients 80 years and older indicate comparable diagnostic accuracy and complication rates.
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