Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study. For patients with acute ...

Pleural fluid analysis is the examination of pleural fluid collected from a pleural tap, or thoracentesis. This is a procedure that drains excess fluid from the space outside of the lungs but ...

Thoracentesis (THOR-a-sen-TE-sis) is a procedure to remove excess fluid in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This space is called the pleural space. Normally, the pleural space is ...

Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove excess fluid in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This space is called the pleural space. The pleural space is filled with a small amount of ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion.

Current Procedural Terminology codes recently changed for documenting thoracentesis, a puncture made between the ribs to aspirate or remove accumulated fluid from the chest cavity, according to AAPC.

Subcutaneous seroma is an uncommon complication of thoracentesis with an incidence of around 0.8%. 1 The risk of subcutaneous seroma after thoracentesis is unknown, but the mechanism is thought to be ...

Excess fluid between your lungs and chest wall can make it hard to breathe. A thoracentesis can give you relief and results.

Thoracentesis is a procedure done when there’s too much fluid in the pleural space. The goal is to drain the fluid and make it easier for you to breathe again.

Discussion The possibility of re-expansion pulmonary edema following drainage of pleural effusion or pneumothorax has been recognized for decades. 1 The reported incidence following drainage of a ...