Table 3. Complications between two groups.
Parameters | Group A (n=30) | Group B (n=70) | P value | |
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PB stage (n=35) | MWA stage (n=35) | |||
Intrapulmonary hemorrhage | 5 (16.7) | 24 (68.6) | 5 (14.3) | 0.02 |
Hemoptysis | 0 (0.0) | 5 (14.3) | 1 (2.9) | 0.04 |
Pneumothorax | 9 (30.0) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (11.4) | 0.16 |
Pleural effusion | 8 (26.7) | 7 (20.0) | 5 (14.3) | 0.28 |
Data are presented as n (%). Group A underwent synchronous PB and MWA (strategy: low-power MWA-PB-high-power MWA). Group B underwent asynchronous PB and MWA. PB, percutaneous biopsy; MWA, microwave ablation.