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Table 7 Interval breast-related patient follow-up variables.

From: Ultrasound-guided diagnostic breast biopsy methodology: retrospective comparison of the 8-gauge vacuum-assisted biopsy approach versus the spring-loaded 14-gauge core biopsy approach

 

8-gauge

14-gauge

All cases

P-value

Did the patient return for any interval breast-related patient follow-up?

   

0.001

   Yes

652 (90.1%)

681 (94.7%)

1333 (92.4%)

 

   No

72 (9.9%)

38 (5.3%)

110 (7.6%)

 

Median duration to last interval breast-related patient follow-up visit for all patients in each group (months, range)

26.3 (0.4-101.5)

32.1 (0.3-113.2)

28.5 (0.3-113.2)

<0.001

Median duration to last interval breast-related patient follow-up visit for those patients in each group who had a benign biopsy result and who were not recommended for or requested having a subsequent immediate surgical excision (months, range)

24.6 (1.9-101.5)

24.4 (1.2-96.9)

24.5 (1.2-101.5)

0.034