Table 2.
Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Number of tumors | 224 |
Number of procedures | 167 |
Number of tumors treated per procedure, median SD (range) | 1.0 ± 0.7 (1–5) |
1 | 126/167 (75) |
2 | 30/167 (18) |
3 | 7/167 (4) |
4 | 3/167 (2) |
5 | 1/167 (1) |
Number of tumors treated per patient, median SD (range) | 1.0 ± 1.2 (1–6) |
1 | 79/128 (62) |
2 | 23/128 (18) |
3 | 15/128 (12) |
4 | 5/128 (4) |
5 | 2/128 (2) |
6 | 4/128 (3) |
Procedure time, min (SD) | 77.7 ± 37.9 |
Freeze duration per tumor, min (SD) | 20.6 ± 4.3 |
Mean number of needles per tumor diameter | |
0.5–1.0 cm | 1.5 ± 0.5 |
1.1–2.0 cm | 1.9 ± 0.6 |
2.1–3.0 cm | 2.4 ± 0.5 |
≥3.1 cm | 3.0 ± 1.4 |
Anesthesia | |
General | 115 (69%) |
Conscious sedation | 49 (29%) |
Local | 3 (2%) |
Median overall hospital stay, days (range) | 1.0 (0–13) |