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Is Increasing Age Associated with Higher Rates of Intercostal Arteries Vulnerable to Laceration? A Point of Care Ultrasound Study

Ultrasound-guided pre-procedural planning decreases complications from bedside thoracentesis. Although rare, intercostal artery (ICA) laceration is a serious complication that occurs when vulnerable intercostal arteries (VICA) are no longer protected by the superior rib. We sought to determine if in...

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Autores principales: Salame, Gerard, Wittrock, Elizabeth, Patel, Hardik, Hafen, Brant, Levi, Ayal, Millard, Tyler
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9570859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36233656
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195788