Procedure | Quality standard |
Thoracic ultrasound | Referral to more expert sonographer <5% |
Thoracic ultrasound | Success rate of ultrasound guided pleural procedures >95% |
Pleural aspiration | Iatrogenic pneumothorax/haemothorax rate <1% |
Pleural aspiration | Use of ultrasound guidance >95% |
Seldinger chest drain (pleural effusion) | Use of ultrasound guidance >95% |
Seldinger chest drain | Iatrogenic pneumothorax/haemothorax rate <1% |
Seldinger chest drain | Drain fall out rate (prior to clinical decision to remove) <10% |
Basic diagnostic bronchoscopy | No of biopsies when definite tumour seen ≥5* |
Basic diagnostic bronchoscopy | Sensitivity of biopsies when definite tumour seen >85%* |
Basic diagnostic bronchoscopy | Major complication rate <1% |
*Existing national quality standard.