Procedural volume requirements in USA and Europe for interventional pulmonology training
| USA | Europe | |
| Rigid bronchoscopy | 50 | 20 |
| Endobronchial stenting | 20 | 10 |
| Thoracoscopy | 20 | 10 |
| Bronchoscopic navigation | 20 | 20 |
| Endobronchial ablation | 50 | 20 |
| Endobronchial ultrasound | 100 | 50 |
| Image-guided thoracostomy tube placement | 20 | 10 |
| Tunnelled pleural catheter placement | 20 | |
| Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy | 20 | 20 |
| Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy | 20 | |
| Bronchial thermoplasty | 6 | |
| Endobronchial management of bronchopleural fistula | 5 | |
| Endoscopic ultrasound | 30 | 20 |
| Transtracheal oxygen catheter | 5 | |
| Image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy | 5 | 10 |
| Cryobiopsy | 10 | |
| Thoracic ultrasound | 150 | |
| Double lumen tube positioning | 22–38 |