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Table 5 Rate of complications in relation to the number of punctures performed by the respective examiners

From: Percutaneous ultrasonographically guided liver punctures: an analysis of 1961 patients over a period of ten years

Examiner

Minor complication

Major complication

Total biopsies

A

1 (1.0%)

0

96

B

1 (1.6%)

0

64

C

1 (1.9%)

0

52

D

0

1 (0.6%)

156

E

0

1 (1.3%)

78

F

0

1 (1.5%)

66

G

0

1 (1.7%)

59

H

0

1 (4.2%)

24

I

0

1 (5.6%)

18

J

1 (0.6%)

1 (0.6%)

164

K

1 (1.2%)

1 (1.2%)

86

L

7 (0.9%)

7 (0.9%)

776