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Procedure associated complications and results
| CT-guided marking complications (rate) | 24 (26.4 %) |
| Asymptomatic pneumothorax | 23 (29.49 %) |
| Symptomatic pneumothorax | 1 (1.28 %) |
| Conversion to thoracotomy (rate) | 0 |
| Mean procedure time (minutes) | 15.2 (8–42) |
| Needle puncture >1 | 25 |
| VAS pain score | 1.7 (0–3) |
VAS visual assessment pain score
