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Table 2 Subgroup of patients who sustained a pneumothorax

From: Patient reported experiences of CT guided lung biopsy: a prospective cohort study

Size of pneumothorax

Immediate pain score/10

One week pain score/10

Shortness of breath score/10

Hospital admission?

Chest drain?

Large

9

1

10

Yes

Yes

Medium (40%)

2

0

9

Yes

Yes

Small apical

6

1

8

Yes

No

Small apical

0

0

1

No

No

Small apical

1

0

0

No

No