Abstract
The authors performed 308 needle aspiration biopsies of parenchymal lung masses. The patients were then placed with the puncture site down for a period of at least 1 hour or until air leakage stopped. Coughing, talking, and activity were restricted. Complications included pneumothorax, at a rate of 25.0%, and chest tube placement, at a rate of 1.6%. In a subgroup of 262 patients who required only one pleural puncture at biopsy, a pneumothorax rate of 17.9% and a chest tube placement rate of 0.4% were encountered. When compared with a similar series of 143 control patients, significant reductions in both pneumothorax rate (P = .0004) and chest tube placement rate (P = .0001) were demonstrated.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 733-735 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jun 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Biopsies, complications, 60.458, 66.732
- Lung, biopsy, 60.458, 66.732
- Pneumothorax, 66.732
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Positional precautions in needle aspiration lung biopsy. / Moore, Elizabeth H; Shepard, Jo Anne O; McLoud, Theresa C.; Templeton, Philip A.; Kosiuk, John P.
In: Radiology, Vol. 175, No. 3, 06.1990, p. 733-735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Positional precautions in needle aspiration lung biopsy
AU - Moore, Elizabeth H
AU - Shepard, Jo Anne O
AU - McLoud, Theresa C.
AU - Templeton, Philip A.
AU - Kosiuk, John P.
PY - 1990/6
Y1 - 1990/6
N2 - The authors performed 308 needle aspiration biopsies of parenchymal lung masses. The patients were then placed with the puncture site down for a period of at least 1 hour or until air leakage stopped. Coughing, talking, and activity were restricted. Complications included pneumothorax, at a rate of 25.0%, and chest tube placement, at a rate of 1.6%. In a subgroup of 262 patients who required only one pleural puncture at biopsy, a pneumothorax rate of 17.9% and a chest tube placement rate of 0.4% were encountered. When compared with a similar series of 143 control patients, significant reductions in both pneumothorax rate (P = .0004) and chest tube placement rate (P = .0001) were demonstrated.
AB - The authors performed 308 needle aspiration biopsies of parenchymal lung masses. The patients were then placed with the puncture site down for a period of at least 1 hour or until air leakage stopped. Coughing, talking, and activity were restricted. Complications included pneumothorax, at a rate of 25.0%, and chest tube placement, at a rate of 1.6%. In a subgroup of 262 patients who required only one pleural puncture at biopsy, a pneumothorax rate of 17.9% and a chest tube placement rate of 0.4% were encountered. When compared with a similar series of 143 control patients, significant reductions in both pneumothorax rate (P = .0004) and chest tube placement rate (P = .0001) were demonstrated.
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KW - Lung, biopsy, 60.458, 66.732
KW - Pneumothorax, 66.732
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