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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyperthermia. 2018 Apr 18;34(8):1186–1193. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1447149

Table 1:

Adverse Event Results

No. of ablation
Follow-
up
(days)
Complication
Animal
No.
High dose
(100W/10min)
Low dose
(100W/2min)
SIR
criteria
Severity Details
1 1 1 2 C Major Pneumothorax requiring
chest tube
2 1 1 2 A Minor Pneumothorax
3 1 2 28 A Minor Pneumothorax
4 1 2 28 -
5 1 2 28 A Minor Pneumothorax
6 1 2 0 C or
more
Major Pneumothorax requiring
chest tube
7 1 2 28 A Minor Pneumothorax
8 1 2 28 B Minor Pneumothorax with
pneumonia
9 1 2 28 B Minor Cavitation at ablation
site with pneumonia
10 0 2 C or
more
Major Pneumothorax requiring
chest tube

Total Major complication rate: 30%
(3/10)
9 18 Minor Complication rate: 60%
(6/10)