Year in review 2017: Interventional pulmonology, lung cancer, pleural disease and respiratory infections.

The article discusses the development and significant complications of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). Topics discussed include minimally invasive procedural and quality of life improvements and outcomes in the interventional pulmonary, emergence of drug-resistant pathogens (DRP), and prognostic biomarkers of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).