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Table 3 Difference between the width of the ICS and the diameter of different needles for 0-year-old children, mean ± standard deviation and minimum, all measurements in cm

From: Determining optimal needle size for decompression of tension pneumothorax in children – a CT-based study

Diameter

Length

4. ICS AAL

Mean (SD)

Minimum

24G

0.07 cm

1.9 cm

0.37 ± 0.13

0.06

22G

0.09 cm

2.5 cm

0.35 ± 0.13

0.04

20G

0.11 cm

3.2 cm

0.33 ± 0.13

0.02

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241