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Cough during therapeutic thoracentesis: Friend or foe?
Author(s) -
ZielinskaKrawczyk Monika,
Michnikowski Marcin,
Grabczak Elzbieta M.,
Palko Krzysztof J.,
Korczynski Piotr,
Golczewski Tomasz,
Krenke Rafal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12426
Subject(s) - thoracentesis , medicine , therapeutic effect , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , pleural effusion , surgery
We report intriguing preliminary observations on the effect of cough on pleural pressure changes during therapeutic thoracentesis. We found that cough‐related elevation of pleural pressure persisted even when the cough had stopped. Thus, we hypothesize that cough during therapeutic thoracentesis may have a beneficial effect preventing the excessive drop in pleural pressure. The true role of cough‐related elevation of pleural pressure is unknown, but it seems to be an interesting subject for further research.