Can ultrasound guidance reduce the risk of pneumothorax following thoracentesis? [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2014 OBJECTIVE: Thoracentesis is one of the bedside procedures most commonly associated with iatrogenic complications, particularly pneumothorax. Various risk factors for complications associated with thoracentesis have recently been identified, including an
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Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Giant left atrium is an uncommon pathology to encounter during bedside chest ultrasound, but is an important structure to be aware of when considering thoracentesis. This cardiac structure could easily be mistaken for loculated pleural fluid.
Rashmi Advani, Benjamin T. Galen
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Thoracentesis: a case study in the failure of cost containment
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2017 An argument advanced in favor of single payer health care is the alleged ability of a single payer to contain costs from increasing. This is known as cost containment.
Gilbert Berdine
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Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in the intensive care unit: prevalence of mechanical complications [PDF]
The Ultrasound Journal, 2020 Background The use of thoracic ultrasound during thoracentesis reduces complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complications for real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis performed by intensivists. As a secondary objective,
David Rene Rodriguez Lima +4 more
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Role of therapeutic thoracentesis in tuberculous pleural effusion
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2012 Context: Prevalence of tuberculous pleural effusion is very high in the Asian subcontinent but very few studies have come up from this part of the world about the course of recovery of pulmonary functions after institution of anti-tubercular therapy (ATT)
Sourin Bhuniya +5 more
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Reexpansion pulmonary edema following thoracentesis
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2016 Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an uncommon complication of the treatment of lung atelectasis, pleural effusion or pneumothorax and pathogenesis is unknown. An elderly male patient presented to us with right-sided pleural effusion. 2 h after thoracentesis,
Ansuman Mukhopadhyay +2 more
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Are we providing patient-centered care? Preferences about paracentesis and thoracentesis procedures
Patient Experience Journal, 2014 Procedures performed at the bedside are as safe and less expensive than Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures. Patient preferences regarding location are rarely taken into account. Therefore, in this study we compared patient satisfaction with bedside
Jeffrey Barsuk +5 more
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Acute contralateral reexpansion pulmonary edema within a few hours of pleural drainage [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 We report a case of an 83-year-old male patient with massive tuberculous pleural effusion. Percutaneous drainage was performed following a diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy.
Gi Su Yun +6 more
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Thoracentesis under clopidogrel is not associated with excessive bleeding events: a cohort study
Respiratory Research, 2020 Background Thoracentesis is a low-risk procedure for bleeding (approx. 2%). Data regarding safety of thoracentesis under treatment with clopidogrel is scarce, and current guidelines are not evidence based.
Sivan Perl +5 more
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Not Always (and Only) Heart Failure—A Case Report of Primary Pleural Lymphoma in an Elderly Patient
Clinics and Practice, 2021 Pleural involvement in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is well documented, but primary pleural lymphomas are extremely rare, occurring mostly in immunosuppressed patients or associated with chronic pleural inflammation.
Tiago Rabadão +6 more
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