Spoštovani kupci!
Zaradi prenove spletne strani in prehoda na OJS spletna prodaja trenutno ne dela. Prosim, če sporočite, kaj bi radi kupili, na prodaja@medrazgl.si. Dopišite vaše ime in priimek, naslov ter način plačila (s predračunom, ob povzetju ali z gotovino, če prezvamete gradivo v živo v prostorih uredištva v času uradnih ur).
Hvala za razumevanje!
MENU
Anatomy
Anesthesiology
Biochemistry
Biomedical Informatics
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Clinical Cases
Dentistry
Dermatovenerology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Histology and Embryology
History of Medicine
Human Genetics
Hygiene
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Deontology and Philosophy
Medical Psychology
Microbiology and Immunology
Neurology
Occupational Medicine
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Otorhinolaryngology
Pathology
Pathophysiology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Physiology
Psychiatry
Radiology
Social Medicine
Surgery
Toxicology
Research papers
Clinical research paper
Preclinical research paper
Sponsored articles
Latest edition » |

A Simple Method of Thoracentesis

 

This post is also available in: English Slovenščina (Slovenian)

A simple method of thoracentesis with an ordinary 16 gauge intravenous needle has been described. The method is simple and inexpensive. 62 thoracenteses using this method were performed in outpatient and inpatient settings over one year. In most cases we obtained pleu­ral punctate.

Partial pneumothorax that did not require therapy has emerged as a complication only in two patients. Method safety allowed us to perform 25 % of thoracenteses on outpatient basis; after the procedure was performed chest x-ray was not routinely taken. The patients mostly endured the procedure without difficulties.

In our country thoracenteses is often performed using expensive methods. We recom­mend the described method as a succesful, cheap and also a safe approach.

© 2024 Društvo Medicinski razgledi | Na vrh strani / To top ↑