Should patients be advised not to fly post thoracentesis?

Air travel poses a risk to patients with a pneumothorax due to in-flight pressure changes and guidance is available providing advice on air travel in patients with a pneumothorax. Pneumothorax is a recongnised complication of pleural thoracentesis, however chest radiographs have been shown to have l...

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Main Authors: S. Walker, N. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007114000306