Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in the intensive care unit: prevalence of mechanical complications

Abstract Background The use of thoracic ultrasound during thoracentesis reduces complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complications for real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis performed by intensivists. As a secondary objective, the change in oxygenation before an...

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Main Authors: David Rene Rodriguez Lima, Andrés Felipe Yepes, Claudia Inés Birchenall Jiménez, Mario Andrés Mercado Díaz, Darío Isaías Pinilla Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-020-00172-9