Aims There are no known published studies to support current pitch side guidelines for the management of a tension pneumothorax in a sporting population (1). Temporary management of this condition ...

Percutaneous pleural biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure performed to obtain pleural tissue using a pleural biopsy needle. This may be performed untargeted for pleural effusions, or using image ...

THIS report concerns injury to the diaphragmatic vessels by the needle used for thoracentesis. Only three cases have been reported, to our knowledge: one by Elkin, 1 another, which will be described ...

The incidence of serious infection after common ultrasound-guided procedures, such as biopsy, fine-needle aspiration (a form of biopsy) and thoracentesis (procedure involving needle drainage of the ...

Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study. For patients with acute heart ...