The impact of spontaneous cough on pleural pressure changes during therapeutic thoracentesis

Abstract Cough during therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) is considered an adverse effect. The study was aimed to evaluate the relationship between cough during TT and pleural pressure (Ppl) changes (∆P). Instantaneous Ppl was measured after withdrawal of predetermined volumes of pleural fluid. Fluid wit...

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Main Authors: Anna M. Stecka, Elżbieta M. Grabczak, Marcin Michnikowski, Monika Zielińska-Krawczyk, Rafał Krenke, Tomasz Gólczewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15480-4