Abstract
Fifty-five patients who underwent fluoroscopically guided needle aspiration lung biopsy were randomly assigned to one of two postbiopsy treatment groups: Patients were placed recumbent with puncture site either down (n = 36) or up (n = 19) for at least 1 hour. No significant difference in pneumothorax rate was seen between the two groups. Chest tube placement, however, was required in 21% (four of 19) of the puncture-site-up group versus 3% (one of 36) of the puncture-site-down group, which was a significant difference (P = .04). Puncture-site-down postbiopsy positioning reduces the proportion of patients requiring chest tube placement after lung biopsy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 385-387 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 181 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Nov 1991 |
Keywords
- Biopsies, complications, 60.458, 66.732
- Lung neoplasms, 60.31, 60.32
- Lung, biopsy, 60.458, 66.732
- Pneumothorax, 66.732
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Moore, E. H., LeBlanc, J., Montesi, S. A., Richardson, M. L., Shepard, J. A. O., & McLoud, T. C. (1991). Effect of patient positioning after needle aspiration lung biopsy. Radiology, 181(2), 385-387.