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Can i be discharged an hour after a thoracentesis procedure? can this procedure cause ards/ahrf ?
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What purpose?: Thoracentesis is a safe procedure in experienced hands under sterile conditions. What is the purpose? Sometimes it is used as a diagnostic tool, sometimes therapeutic to remove fluid from the pleuralspace that may be compressing the lung. Risk of infection is low if done using sterile technique and if post procedure x-ray shows good expansion of lung and no evidence of air in pleural space d/c OK
Answered 4/27/2020
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