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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: CT-guided needle lung biopsy is possible during apneic oxygenation: a case series

 

Age

FEV1

Nodule size

Location of nodule

CPAP during apnea

Pneumothorax after biopsy

Diagnosis of biopsy

Patient 1

69 years

35%

20 mm

Segment 3

17 cm H2O

Yes

Malign

Patient 2

50 years

32%

10 mm

Segment 4

10 cm H2O

Yes

Malign

Very central

Patient 3

77 years

34%

24 mm

Segment 6

10 cm H2O

No

Malign

Pleura near

Patient 4

77 years

57%

25 mm

Segment 8

6 cm H2O

Yes

Malign

Patient 5

52 years

63%

25 mm

Segment 9

8 cmH2O

No

Benign

Diaphragm near

Patient 6

54 years

53%

10 mm

Segment 10

10 cm H2O

No

Malign

    

Pleura near