| Autor: |
Mynarek, G., Brabrand, K., Jakobsen, J.Å., Kolbenstvedt, A., Jakobsen, J A |
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Acta Radiologica; Aug2004, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p519-522, 4p |
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Purpose: To retrospectively register the number and type of complications following ultrasound-guided thoracocentesis, and to evaluate the need for routine chest X-ray after the procedure.Material and Methods: Complications were retrospectively registered from the radiological and clinical reports of 371 consecutive patients who had undergone thoracocentesis with a total of 711 procedures.Results: The mean volume evacuated was 823ml (range 0-3600ml). Twenty (2.8%) pneumothoraces were found after 711 thoracocenteses, but in no case was chest tube drainage necessary. Hemoptysis occurred in one patient.Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided thoracocentesis was found to be a safe procedure. Based on these results, no reason was found to introduce an upper limit of the amount of fluid drained in one session. Routine follow-up chest X-ray is not justified in the absence of clinical symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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