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Materials and Methods: A prospective study at the Centre of Pulmonology and Allergology of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos was conducted. Seven hundred and eighty-six patients (male 60.6%), mean age 57 \u00b1 16, who underwent BLB, were included. The complications that occurred due to BLB were evaluated. Bleeding and pneumothorax were classified into I\u00b0 or II\u00b0 grades depending on their severity. Potential determinants, which may increase the risk of complications, emphasizing on age, were analyzed. Results: Fifty-seven (7.2%) BLB-related complications occurred. There were 27 (3.4%) pneumothoraxes, and 19 (70%) of them required thoracic drainage. Thirty (3.8%) bleeding complications occurred, and four (16%) of them were severe. Higher rates of bleeding were found in the age group \u226565 years, p = 0.001. The risk of bleeding in older patients was 3.2 times higher (95% CI 1.51\u20136.87). 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