• Clinics in chest medicine · Mar 2013

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    Thoracentesis and thoracic ultrasound: state of the art in 2013.

    • Ashutosh Sachdeva, Ray Wesley Shepherd, and Hans J Lee.
    • University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 South Paca Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD, USA.
    • Clin. Chest Med. 2013 Mar 1;34(1):1-9.

    AbstractThoracentesis is one of the most common medical procedures performed today. With the advent of thoracic ultrasound, thoracentesis has been enhanced with additional preprocedural, intraprocedural, and postprocedural information. The authors review modern-day thoracentesis and the use of ultrasonography. Nearly 200,000 thoracenteses are performed among 1.5 million patients with pleural effusion each year. A solid foundation in didactic knowledge and procedural proficiency is important to avoid unwanted complications. Ultrasound has become an indispensable tool to guide performance of thoracentesis. Ultrasonography for this purpose has several advantages. The authors provide a contemporary review on thoracentesis and the use of ultrasonography.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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