Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Meteorological Conditions and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discusssion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristic | Pneumothorax Absent | Pneumothorax Present | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 223 (66) | 115 (34) | |
Age * | 67.5 ± 12.9 | 69.6 ± 13.3 | 0.172 |
Age (y) | 0.522 | ||
<62 | 65 (69) | 29 (31) | |
≥62 | 158 (65) | 86 (35) | |
Sex | 0.909 | ||
Male | 109(66) | 57 (34) | |
Female | 114 (66) | 58 (34) | |
Smoking History | 0.898 | ||
Smoker | 132 (65) | 71 (35) | |
Non-Smoker | 63 (64) | 36 (36) | |
Pack-Years | 0.556 | ||
<16 | 292 (62) | 18 (38) | |
16–29 | 21 (62) | 13 (38) | |
30–49 | 25 (66) | 13 (34) | |
>49 | 36 (69) | 16 (31) | |
Lesion Size | 0.226 | ||
≤1.0 (cm) | 16 (53) | 14 (47) | |
>1.0 (cm) | 170 (66) | 88 (34) | |
Lesion Size | 0.709 | ||
≤2.0 (cm) | 76 (63) | 44 (37) | |
>2.0 (cm) | 110 (65) | 58 (35) | |
Lesion Location | 0.765 | ||
1. RUL | 66 (65) | 36 (35) | |
2. RML | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | |
3. RLL | 42 (63) | 25 (37) | |
4. LUL | 42 (65) | 23 (35) | |
5. Lingula | 4 (67) | 2 (33) | |
6. LLL | 53 (68) | 25 (32) |
Characteristic | Pneumothorax Absent | Pneumothorax Present |
---|---|---|
None | 135/215 (63%) | 80/215 (37%) |
Thunderstorm | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Rainfall | 77/109 (71%) | 32/109 (29%) |
Snow | 11/14 (79%) | 3/14 (21%) |
Characteristic | Chest Tube Absent | Chest Tube Present |
---|---|---|
None | 62/80 (76%) | 19 (24) |
Thunderstorm | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Rainfall | 23/32 (72%) | 9/32 (28%) |
Snow | 1/3 (33%) | 2/3 (67%) |
Atmospheric Variable | Pneumothorax Absent | Pneumothorax Present | p |
---|---|---|---|
Patm (inch Hg) | 29.87 ± 0.20 | 29.89 ± 0.23 | 0.277 |
ΔPatm − 1 (inch Hg) | 0.14 ± 0.12 | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.553 |
ΔPatm + 1 (inch Hg) | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.13 ± 0.12 | 0.211 |
Tatm (degrees F) | 57.87 ± 17.39 | 58.83 ± 16.52 | 0.619 |
MaxTatm (degrees F) | 65.31 ± 17.88 | 66.21 ± 17.25 | 0.654 |
MinTatm (degrees F) | 50.55 ± 17.23 | 51.46 ± 16.23 | 0.632 |
Humidity (%) | 61.39 ± 16.02 | 61.03 ± 17.40 | 0.858 |
Atmospheric Variable | Chest Tube Absent | Chest Tube Present | p |
---|---|---|---|
Patm (inch Hg) | 29.89 ± 0.24 | 29.90 ± 0.21 | 0.767 |
ΔPatm − 1 (inch Hg) | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.15 ± 0.11 | 0.985 |
ΔPatm + 1 (inch Hg) | 0.13 ± 0.11 | 0.13 ± 0.15 | 0.913 |
Tatm (degrees F) | 58.91 ± 16.22 | 58.97 ± 17.50 | 0.987 |
MaxTatm (degrees F) | 66.62 ± 16.75 | 65.57 ± 18.83 | 0.787 |
MinTatm (degrees F) | 51.21 ± 16.17 | 52.43 ± 16.44 | 0.725 |
Humidity (%) | 60.86 ± 16.80 | 61.50 ± 19.26 | 0.876 |
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Taslakian, B.; Koneru, V.; Babb, J.S.; Sridhar, D. Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Meteorological Conditions and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050727
Taslakian B, Koneru V, Babb JS, Sridhar D. Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Meteorological Conditions and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(5):727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050727
Chicago/Turabian StyleTaslakian, Bedros, Varshaa Koneru, James S. Babb, and Divya Sridhar. 2019. "Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Meteorological Conditions and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 5: 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050727
APA StyleTaslakian, B., Koneru, V., Babb, J. S., & Sridhar, D. (2019). Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Meteorological Conditions and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(5), 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050727