Thoracentesis in advanced cancer patients with severe thrombocytopenia: Ultrasound guide improves safety and reduces bleeding risk.

Elena OrlandiChiara CitterioPietro SeghiniCamilla Di NunzioPatrizia MordentiLuigi Cavanna

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2017)

US guided thoracentesis is a safe and effective approach in cancer patients with severe thrombocytopenia. Our results indicate that this procedure, when US-guided, can be safety performed even in patients with platelet count below 30 × 109 /L.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
palliative care
early onset
papillary thyroid
magnetic resonance imaging
minimally invasive
drug induced
computed tomography