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Table 3 Distribution of the tip position in the thoracic vertebral plane and coincidence rate of chest X-rays and TEE in 294 patients

From: Transesophageal echocardiography-guided implantation of totally implantable venous access devices via the internal jugular vein: retrospective analysis of 297 cases in pediatric patients

Thoracic

Patients, n (%)

T2

2 (0.68%)

T3

11 (3.7%)

T4

40 (13.6%)

T5

138 (46.9%)

T6

74 (25.2%)

T7

30 (10.2%)

T8

2 (0.68%)

Coincidence rate

242 (82.3%)

  1. TEE transesophageal echocardiography