Table 3.

Complications of medical pleuroscopy in analgosedation with pneumological management versus surgical pleuroscopy complications with anesthesiologic support. Spo2: peripheral oxygen saturation. Data are presented as absolute values (percentages). N/A: not applicable.

	Group A n (%)	Group B n (%)	p
Major complications	0 (0%)	4 (3.44%)	0.042
Need for ventilatory support	0 (0%)	N/A	1.000
Major bleeding	0 (0%)	3 (2.58%)	0.079
Exitus	0 (0%)	1 (0.86%)	0.315
Minor complications	9 (9.9%)	11(9.5%)	0.922
Hypotension	2 (2.19%)	2 (1.72%)	0.809
Bradycardia	2 (2.19%)	0 (0%)	0.153
Subcutaneous emphysema	4 (4.39%)	8 (6.89%)	0.433
Hypoxemia (SpO2 < 90%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
Hypertensive crisis	1 (1.09%)	0 (0%)	0.315
Cardiac arrhythmias	0 (0%)	1 (0.86%)	0.315