1.0Društvo Medicinski razgledihttps://medrazgl.si/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SjyvqsniL0"><a href="https://medrazgl.si/en/a-simple-method-of-thoracentesis/">A Simple Method of Thoracentesis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://medrazgl.si/en/a-simple-method-of-thoracentesis/embed/#?secret=SjyvqsniL0" width="600" height="338" title="“A Simple Method of Thoracentesis” — Društvo Medicinski razgledi" data-secret="SjyvqsniL0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://medrazgl.si/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> 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 […]