Indication and Contraindication of EBUS TBNA

Knowledge and understanding of the indications and contraindications for EBUS-TBNA is critical to its effective and safe application in clinical practice. This allows the clinician to make informed decision before performing the procedure for an effective and safe retrieval of diagnostic sample and therapeutic outcomes. This will help clinician to avoid use of unnecessary interventional procedure like EBUS which requires anaesthesia. All interventional and diagnostic procedures are carried out under the purview of defined indications and contraindications. It is therefore required to understand the indications and contraindications of performing EBUS TBNA, for early and better diagnostic yield as well as for patient safety. To enumerate, a few indications and contraindications are listed below for EBUS TBNA.