An easier and safe affair, pleural drainage with ultrasound in critical patient: a technical note

Thoracic ultrasound is a powerful diagnostic imaging technique for pleural space disorders. In addition to visualising pleural effusion, thoracic ultrasound also helps clinicians to identify the best puncture site and to guide the drainage insertion procedure. Thoracic ultrasound is essential during...

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Autores principales: Vetrugno, Luigi, Guadagnin, Giovanni Maria, Orso, Daniele, Boero, Enrico, Bignami, Elena, Bove, Tiziana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-018-0098-z
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Sumario:Thoracic ultrasound is a powerful diagnostic imaging technique for pleural space disorders. In addition to visualising pleural effusion, thoracic ultrasound also helps clinicians to identify the best puncture site and to guide the drainage insertion procedure. Thoracic ultrasound is essential during these invasive manoeuvres to increase safety and decrease potential life-threatening complications. This paper provides a technical description of pigtail-type drainage insertion using thoracic ultrasound, paying particular attention to indications, contraindications, ultrasound guidance, preparation/equipment, procedure and complications. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13089-018-0098-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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