Table 2 Details about cryoablation procedures (N = 41, 73 tumors treated)
From: The safety and response of CT guided percutaneous cryoablation for lung nodules by 17-gauge needles
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Number of tumors | 73 |
Number of Procedures | 62 |
Numbers of Needles Used Per Tumor Mean ± SD (range) | 1.5 ± 0.84(1–4) |
Number of Tumors Treated In One Procedure, Mean ± SD (range) | 1.16 ± 0.37(1–2) |
Number of Tumors Treated Per Patient, Mean ± SD (range) | 1.49 ± 1.05 (1–6) |
Mean Tumor Diameter ± SD ( range ) cm | 1.48 ± 1.22(0.4–6.7a) |
Mean Procedure Time ± SD (range), minutes | 103.24 ± 38.3(58–232b) |
Mean Days of Post Procedure Hospital Stay, days (range) | 2.27(1–11) |
Complication of CA Procedure | |
  Rate of Pneumothorax Per Procedure | 51.6% (32/62) |
  Rate of Pigtail Drainage For Each Episode of Pneumothorax | 21.8% (7/32) |
  Rate of Pigtail Drainage for pneumothorax per procedure | 11.3% (7/62) |
  Rate of Hemoptysis Per Procedure | 12.9% (8/62) |