Ultrasound in predicting improvement in dyspnoea after therapeutic thoracentesis in patients with recurrent unilateral pleural effusion.
Katrine FjaellegaardJesper Koefod PetersenGitte AlstrupSøren SkaarupPaul Frost ClementsenChristian B LaursenRahul BhatnagarUffe BodtgerPublished in: European clinical respiratory journal (2024)
In our study population, US-characteristics including assessment of diaphragm movement or shape was not associated with a minimal important improvement in dyspnoea immediately following thoracentesis.