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Number of pneumothorax and chest tube insertion following conventional thoracentesis and US-guided thoracentesis
|
Pneumothorax and chest tube insertion in cancer patients undergoing thoracentesis |
Conventional thoracentesis |
Thoracentesis with US guidance |
P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| All patients |
445 |
100 |
135 |
30.34 |
310 |
69.66 |
|
| Pneumothorax |
15 |
3.37 |
12 |
8.89 |
3 |
0.97 |
0.00001 |
| Chest tube insertion | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 | 0.054 |
