Pleural manometry during thoracocentesis in patients with malignant pleural effusion: A randomized controlled trial.
Aly Sherif HassaballaAhmed MostafaTamer HikalAhmed ElnoriHany Hasan ElsayedPublished in: Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR (2023)
O gradient in pleural pressure which should be avoided to prevent pulmonary congestion symptoms or RPE. Pulmonary congestion symptoms/RPE are not related to the amount of volume withdrawn but to the gradient of pleural pressure drop. Our conclusion does support the adoption of pleural manometry whenever large-volume thoracocentesis is intended.