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Table 5 Difference between the width of the ICS and the diameter of different needles for 5-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

0.09 cm

2.5 cm

0.69 ± 0.22

0.28

22G

0.11 cm

3.2 cm

0.67 ± 0.22

0.26

20G

0.13 cm

4.5 cm

0.65 ± 0.22

0.24

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241