Cough during therapeutic thoracentesis: Friend or foe?
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...
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Published in | Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 166 - 168 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Australia
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.01.2015
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:RESP12426 National Research Centre, Poland - No. 2012/05/B/NZ5/01343). ark:/67375/WNG-ZGDL0V0T-Z istex:F56762CD59AAF758B9979FCFFC370BAD0892CA90 SourceType-Other Sources-1 ObjectType-Article-2 content type line 63 ObjectType-Feature-1 ObjectType-Correspondence-3 |
ISSN: | 1323-7799 1440-1843 |
DOI: | 10.1111/resp.12426 |