Older Age and Abnormal Pulmonary Ventilation Function Do Not Increase the Risk of Pulmonary Hemorrhage Caused by CT-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy
Table 4
Multivariable logistic regression model for predictors of pulmonary hemorrhage.
Variable
Odds ratio
95% CI
value
All patients (n = 1100)
Lesion size (mm)
0.989
0.980–0.998
0.012
Lesion abutting pleura
0.784
0.534–1.150
0.214
Needle depth to the lesion (mm)
1.111
1.093–1.129
4.361 × 10−36
Dwell time (min)
1.239
1.141–1.346
3.727 × 10−7
Elder patients (n = 435)
Lesion size (mm)
0.997
0.987–1.006
0.496
Lesion abutting pleura
0.866
0.470–1.594
0.643
Needle depth to the lesion (mm)
1.128
1.097–1.161
5.482 × 10−17
Dwell time (min)
1.251
1.107–1.415
3.400 × 10−4
Young patients (n = 665)
Lesion size (mm)
0.975
0.959–0.991
0.002
Lesion abutting pleura
0.749
0.455–1.233
0.256
Needle depth to the lesion (mm)
1.104
1.082–1.128
7.925 × 10−21
Dwell time (min)
1.226
1.093–1.374
4.950 × 10−4
Bold values mean that significant difference exists.
