Complications following symptom-limited thoracentesis using suction.
Ala Eddin S SagarMaria F LandaetaAndres M AdrianzaGrecia L AldanaLeonardo PozoAristides Armas-VillalbaChristian C ToquicaAndrew J LarsonMacarena R VialHoriana B GrosuDavid E OstGeorge A EapenAjay SheshadriRodolfo C MoriceVickie R ShannonLara BashouraDiwakar D BalachandranFrancisco A AlmeidaMateen H UzbeckRoberto F CasalSaadia A FaizCarlos A JimenezPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
Symptom-limited thoracentesis using suction is safe even with large volumes. Pneumothorax requiring intervention and REPO are both rare. There were no increased procedural complications in those with ipsilateral mediastinal shift. REPO increased with poor ECOG PS and drainage ≥1.5 L. Symptom-limited drainage using suction without pleural manometry is safe.