Pneumothorax Following Thoracentesis
Author(s) -
Craig E. Gordon,
David FellerKopman,
Ethan M Balk,
Gerald W. Smetana
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.548
Subject(s) - thoracentesis , pneumothorax , medicine , odds ratio , surgery , confidence interval , complication , pleural effusion
Little is known about the factors related to the development of pneumothorax following thoracentesis. We aimed to determine the mean pneumothorax rate following thoracentesis and to identify risk factors for pneumothorax through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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