Research Article

Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients Underwent Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)

Table 4

Coefficients for the factors affecting the overall delay time using the linear regression model.

 Standardised beta coefficientp

Admission time0.593<0.001
Time for referral0.415<0.001
Initial evaluation time0.262<0.001
Time until EBUS-TBNA0.104<0.001
Time until pathological diagnosis0.269<0.001
Time until the treatment start0.424<0.001