Suction pressures generated during thoracentesis using wall suction-based automated drainage: an in vitro and in vivo analysis

Equipoise exists regarding the optimal method to drain pleural fluid during thoracentesis. While several institutions use wall-based automated suction, others point to the risk of excessively high suction pressures and therefore elevated barotrauma risk as a reason to avoid it. We first performed i...

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Main Authors: Abdias Rodriguez, Anuradha Ramaswamy, Aravind A. Menon, Noah Belkhayat, Victoria E. Forth, Scott L. Schissel, Majid Shafiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3484
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