Feasibility of Performing Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion Biopsy Using Robotic Bronchoscopy-Guided Cryoprobe

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with known bleeding diathesis; Platelet count \< 50,000.
• •Current use of systemic anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy without the ability to hold therapy for the recommended amount of time prior to an invasive procedure (aspirin monotherapy is acceptable).
• •Inability or unwillingness to give informed consent.
• •Pregnant or nursing females, or females of child-bearing potential who decline a pregnancy test prior to enrollment.
• •Pulmonary hypertension, defined as a right ventricular systolic pressure \> 50 mmHg.
• •Individuals with current or recent systematic conditions, such as, acute kidney injury, or conditions that would mandate anticoagulation, such as a recent coronary stent.
• •International Normalized Ratio (INR) \< 1.5.
• •Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status; Do Not Intubate (DNI) status.