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. 2007 Jan 5;22(3):357–361. doi: 10.1007/s11606-006-0068-1

Table 1.

Resident Reported Procedural Complications, Wright–Patterson Medical Center, 1990–1999

Procedure No. of times performed No. of complicationsa Complication ratea
ABG 388 0 0
A-line 1,424 1 0.7/1,000
Arthrocentesis 415 0 0
Central Line 1,932 22 11/1,000
Lumbar Puncture 821 0 0
Paracentesis 415 0 0
Thoracentesis 760 15 20/1,000
TOTAL 6,155 38 6.2/1,000

a Major complication/s.