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Journal of Respiration, 2023 Thoracentesis is a fundamental procedure in interventional pulmonology, providing both diagnostic and therapeutic value. This review article offers a comprehensive analysis of thoracentesis, delving into pleural anatomy, procedural techniques ...
Christopher Manley
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Journal of General and Family MedicineAn 84‐year‐old woman with pleural effusion developed anterior chest pain during thoracentesis, and post‐procedural chest radiography revealed hydropneumothorax, initially suggesting iatrogenic pneumothorax. However, comparison of pre‐ and post‐procedure imaging showed ipsilateral hemithoracic volume loss with tracheal deviation toward the procedure ...
Yusuke Ito
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Ultrasound-Assisted and Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis: An Educational Review [PDF]
DiagnosticsThoracentesis is one of the most important invasive procedures in the clinical setting. Particularly, thoracentesis can be relevant in the evaluation of a new diagnosed pleural effusion, thus allowing for the collection of pleural fluid so that ...
Fabio Piscaglia +2 more
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BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021 Introduction Thoracentesis is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the inpatient setting. Although coagulation profile is usually evaluated prior to thoracentesis, bleeding is a rare complication, occurring in less than 1% of the cases ...
Zaid Noori +8 more
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Graduate Medical Education Research Journal, 2023 Ultrasound-guidance has become the standard of care for bedside thoracentesis. This manuscript describes the importance of utilizing point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) and color Doppler in avoiding an unusual, but potentially catastrophic aortic puncture ...
Michael Alan Choi +2 more
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The Free-Falling Needle: A Case Report of an Accidental Iatrogenic Pneumothorax. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT This case highlights the potential for accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax during routine procedures, like breast cyst aspiration, and emphasizes the importance of strict procedural precautions to avoid such incidents.
Qadir A +3 more
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Reduced-Dose Dabrafenib-Trametinib for BRAF V600E-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Very Elderly Patient With ECOG PS 2. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe describe a very elderly patient with ECOG performance status 2 who initially declined systemic therapy because of concerns about adverse events but later achieved symptom improvement and sustained disease control with reduced‐dose dabrafenib and trametinib.
Suyama S +5 more
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Increased work of breathing and its relationship to dyspnea in malignant pleural effusion [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyObjectivesAlthough dyspnea is the most common symptom of pleural effusion (PE), its physiological basis has not yet been fully elucidated. The aim of this work is to investigate the cause of dyspnea before therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) by analyzing the ...
Tomasz Gólczewski +4 more
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Can We Use Simple Radiographic Measurements to Predict Need for Intervention in Neonatal Pneumothorax? [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Pneumothorax (PTX) develops in 1–2% of neonates, leading to significant morbidity and mortality and requiring providers to be comfortable with management. Our objective was to evaluate whether radiographic measurements of PTX size can be used
Kati N. Baillie +5 more
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Subcutaneous and muscle layer seroma complicated with thoracentesis
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Key message Diagnostic thoracentesis is a basic and relatively safe diagnostic method for patients with pleural effusion. However, complications of thoracentesis are rare and not well known because of the low incidence.
Yasuhito Sekimoto +4 more
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