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2014
Thoracentesis may be required for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Various techniques exist for extracting fluid from the pleural space, and this chapter discusses the indications and recommended techniques, for both diagnosis and relief of symptoms.
Stephen Chapman +4 more
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Thoracentesis may be required for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Various techniques exist for extracting fluid from the pleural space, and this chapter discusses the indications and recommended techniques, for both diagnosis and relief of symptoms.
Stephen Chapman +4 more
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Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 1985
Use of the Intracath technique for thoracentesis has been described previously. However, the addition of side holes to the catheter and water seal drainage have improved the safety and facility of thoracentesis allowing complete evacuation of the pleural space. This method has proved safe and useful for thoracentesis and occasional chemical pleurodesis
J R, Stewart, M G, Sarr
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Use of the Intracath technique for thoracentesis has been described previously. However, the addition of side holes to the catheter and water seal drainage have improved the safety and facility of thoracentesis allowing complete evacuation of the pleural space. This method has proved safe and useful for thoracentesis and occasional chemical pleurodesis
J R, Stewart, M G, Sarr
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Complications of thoracentesis
Internal Medicine Journal, 2009A O, Soubani, M, Valdivieso
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Revue medicale suisse, 2009
Thoracentesis is a procedure consisting in the insertion of a needle in the pleural space. It is used to remove and analyse pleural fluid. Based on a review of the literature, this article describes the indications, the contraindications, the complications and the technique of this commonly performed procedure.
Cyril, Pellaton +2 more
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Thoracentesis is a procedure consisting in the insertion of a needle in the pleural space. It is used to remove and analyse pleural fluid. Based on a review of the literature, this article describes the indications, the contraindications, the complications and the technique of this commonly performed procedure.
Cyril, Pellaton +2 more
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Ultrasonography and Thoracentesis
American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1987openaire +2 more sources