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| Variable | FNA | CNB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Non-staff | P value | Staff | Non-staff | P value | |
| Pain score | ||||||
| During biopsy | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.272 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.14 |
| After 20 min | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.125 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.14 |
| No. of biopsies | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.04 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.306 |
| Tolerability | ||||||
| Yes | 25/25 | 75/75 | >0.99 | 3/70 | 0/30 | 0.552 |
| No | 0/25 | 0/75 | 67/70 | 30/30 | ||
| Complication | 0/25 | 0/75 | >0.99 | 3/70 | 0/30 | 0.552 |
| Non-diagnostic | 1/25 | 4/75 | >0.99 | 0/70 | 0/30 | >0.99 |
FNA, fine needle aspiration; CNB, core needle biopsy.
