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 | |||
22G | 0.09 cm | 2.5 cm | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
20G | 0.11 cm | 3.2 cm | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 17.0% |
18G | 0.13 cm | 4.5 cm | 0.0% | 21.3% | 0.0% | 59.6% |