Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy

Table 4

Thoracoscopic complications.

Total number of patients 127, patients with complications 21 (16.5%)
Type	(%) of total
Lung laceration	3 (2.4)
Fever	5 (3.9)
HAI	2 (1.6)
Prolonged air leak	14 (11.0)
Subcutaneous emphysema	1 (0.8)
Bleeding	0
ARDS	0
Mortality due to procedure	0

HAI, hospital acquired infection; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.