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Table 6 Influence of the size of the cryoprobe and patient’s height on clinical relevance of bleeding

From: Bleeding risk of transbronchial cryobiopsy compared to transbronchial forceps biopsy in interstitial lung disease – a prospective, randomized, multicentre cross-over trial

Relevant bleeding/Non- rel. Bleeding (%)

Patient‘s height

= < 170 cm

> 170 cm

Size of cryo probe

Small (1.9 mm)

17.2

8.3

Large (2.4 mm)

45.3

12.3

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Respiratory Research

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