Procedure Box 15-3lists the supplies and equipment required forthoracentesis. Technique Ifthoracentesisis being performed for evacuation of a pneumothorax, the patient should be placed in the supine position. Aspiration is performed at the second or third intercostal space in the midclavicular line. ...
Clinical Data For each thoracentesis, the following data were recorded: pain at the time of the procedure, pain a day after the procedure, local hematoma, cough, dyspnea right after and a day after the thoracentesis, pneumothorax, any other complications (eg. liver laceration, hemothorax), and...
A position paper by the American College of Physiciands states, "Thoracentesis is relatively uncomplicated technically, well tolerated, and quite safe."[1]... T Bartter,PD Mayo,MR Pratter,... - 《Chest》 被引量: 98发表: 1993年 Impact of procedure-related complications on patient outcome on...
the stopcock 61 now is turned to the position shown in FIG. 6 after the needle 45 is withdrawn so that arm 33 and catheter 23 are now in communication with side arm 59 (see FIG. 8). A tube 82 is connected at one end to the side arm 59 by an adaptor 83 and its other end is ...
6. Thoracentesis Procedure 6.1. Position of the Patient To perform a thoracentesis, the patient is usually positioned seated, slightly bent forward and hugging a pillow [22] (Figure 6). Figure 6. Example of a thoracentesis kit: the kit includes 3 needles of different caliber, a connection sys...
TT was performed in the sitting position under ultrasound guidance. After application of local anaesthesia, a small-bore pleural catheter (Turkel™ Safety System, Covidien, Whiteley Fareham, UK) was inserted into the pleural cavity in the dependent region. The procedure of pleural fluid withdrawal...