Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and ...

Since it was not possible to empty the pleural space completely each time thoracentesis was performed, dilution of new lipid with that previously present must have occurred. In any event ...

Primary Site of Neoplasm in 85 Patients with Neoplastic Pleural Effusion ... At times no improvement is obvious, and a single thoracentesis may be necessary in one to three weeks, but thereafter ...

(JAMA) A randomized trial found that for patients with acute heart failure and pleural effusion, routine upfront thoracentesis was no better than standard medical therapy alone for clinical ...

B-line profile. Identify C-profile and air bronchograms (static vs. dynamic). Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis. Locate abdominal ascites in right upper ...

Fellows function as the sole trainee on the service, gaining extensive hands-on experience with advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, EBUS, and pleural procedures including thoracentesis, ...