Waiting times, pathology turnaround times and safety of EBUS across the five GM EBUS centres and comparison to national standards
| Trust 1 | Trust 2 | Trust 3 | Trust 4 | Trust 5 | ||||||
| 2017 n=268 | 2018 n=331 | 2017 n=92 | 2018 n=96 | 2017 n=238 | 2018 n=318 | 2017 n=243 | 2018 n=223 | 2017 n=41 | 2018 n=49 | |
| Median time referral to EBUS (days) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| EBUS performed within 7 days | 65% | 37% | 44% | 48% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 76% | 81% | 87% |
| Median time EBUS to pathology (days) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Pathology result within 3 days | 94% | 94% | 68% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 87% | 86% | 52% | 63% |
| Major complication rate | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EBUS, endobronchial ultrasound; GM, Greater Manchester .