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Table 2 Number and type of invasive diagnostic procedures performed in RIC versus non-RIC patients

From: Impact of rapid investigation clinic on timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

 

Patients who underwent a given number of invasive diagnostic procedures (%)

 

RIC (N = 195)

Non-RIC (N = 132)

Total number of invasive diagnostic procedures performed

  

0a

9 (5)

10 (8)

1

99 (51)

68 (51)

2

67 (34)

41 (31)

≥3

20 (10)

13 (9)

  1. aIncludes patients with no invasive procedure performed, and those with pathology only confirmed at the time of surgical resection (wedge resection, lobectomy or pneumonectomy)