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Table 2 Localization-related results

From: Comparison of the effectiveness of anchoring needles and coils in localizing multiple nodules in the lung

 

Needle group

Coil group

P value

Technical success based on nodules

97.7% (85/87)

98.5% (67/68)

1.000

Technical success based on patients

95.0% (38/40)

96.8% (30/31)

1.000

Duration of localization procedures (min)

  

0.001

Duration of first nodule localization (min)

10.9 ± 5.0

17.2 ± 6.8

0.001

Duration of localization of one patient (min)

23.7 ± 7.1

30.0 ± 9.2

0.017

Position change

19 (47.5%)

14 (46.7%)

0.845

Complications

   

Pneumothorax

25.0% (10/40)

12.9% (4/31)

0.204

Lung hemorrhage

40.0% (16/40)

32.3% (10/31)

0.502

Severe hemorrhage

5.0% (2/40)

0

0.501