Day Case Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy: Experience from 2 District General Hospitals in the United Kingdom

Background: Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) can be a vital procedure for diagnosis of unexplained pleural effusions. Traditionally, poudrage for pleurodesis and insertion of a large bore drain necessitated admission. There has been a shift towards performing LAT as a day case procedure with ind...

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Main Authors: Megan Turner, Felicity Craighead, Joseph Donald MacKenzie, Avinash Aujayeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/11/1/23