4th Intercostal Space, Anterior Axillary Line | ||||||
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Needle Size | Diameter | Length | 4. ICS AAL right | 4. ICS AAL left | ||
Decompression failure | Risk of injury | Decompression failure | Risk of injury | |||
24G | 0.07 cm | 1.9 cm | 18.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 6.0% |
22G | 0.09 cm | 2.5 cm | 2.0% | 14.0% | 4.0% | 24.0% |
20G | 0.11 cm | 3.2 cm | 0.0% | 18.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |