Cough during therapeutic thoracentesis: friend or foe?
Respirology
; 20(1): 166-8, 2015 Jan.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25367064
ABSTRACT
We report intriguing preliminary observations on the effect of cough on pleural pressure changes during therapeutic thoracentesis. We found that cough-related elevation of pleural pressure persisted even when the cough had stopped. Thus, we hypothesize that cough during therapeutic thoracentesis may have a beneficial effect preventing the excessive drop in pleural pressure. The true role of cough-related elevation of pleural pressure is unknown, but it seems to be an interesting subject for further research.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Tosse
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Cavidade Pleural
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Toracentese
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article