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Table 4 Chest drainage vs. no chest drainage and lung function parameters and age

From: Low diffusion capacity of the lung predicts pneumothorax and chest drainage after CT-guided lung biopsy

Parameters

 

Chest drainage (n=74)

No chest drainage (n=636)

DLCO

(ml/min/kPa, mean)

4.80

5.98

FEV1

(litres, mean)

1.94

2.14

RV

(litres, mean)

2.24

2.26

Age

(years, mean)

68.6

67.8

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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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