Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR (Dec 2023)

High-Vacuum Drainage System in Percutaneous Image-Guided Thoracocentesis for Complex Pleural Effusions

  • Jiawei Alexander Yap,
  • Krishna Mohan Gummalla,
  • Martin Weng Chin H'ng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1761629
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 07, no. 03
pp. 159 – 165

Abstract

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Purpose Our retrospective study is aimed to analyze the efficacy and outcomes between high-vacuum suction drain (HVSD) over passive drainage in the setting of percutaneous image-guided thoracocentesis, with a secondary aim to determine if preprocedural computed tomography (CT) can aid decision-making.

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