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Table 1

From: Accuracy of targeted wire-guided tube thoracostomy in comparison with classical surgical chest tube placement: a clinical study

Diagnosis

N

CS technique (% of success)

TWG technique (% of success)

P value

Pleural effusion

47

37.5

78.2

0.005

Pneumothorax

31

35.3

78.6

0.029

Total

78

36.6

78.4

<0.001

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