1 Oxford Pleural Unit Thoracic Ultrasound in practice ERS Thoracic Ultrasound Course Oxford Pleural Unit Evidence Higher sensitivity vs. chest radiography 1 Higher procedure accuracy: • 97% aspiration success 2 Low complication rate: • PTx 2%, bleeding 0.4% 3 Added diagnostic information: • Echogenic fluid excludes transudate • Septations / pleural thickening • Homogenous echogenicity 4 1 = Eibenberger et al, Radiology 1994 2 = O’Moore et al, AJR 1987 3 = Jones et al, Chest 2003 4 = Yang et al, AJR 1992
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