The Safety of Medical Thoracoscopy in a Group at High Risk for Complications

METİNTAŞ M., AK G., YILDIRIM H., Danacioglu S., DÜNDAR E., METİNTAŞ S.

JOURNAL OF BRONCHOLOGY & INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY, vol.20, no.3, pp.224-231, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/lbr.0b013e31829ebdbb
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BRONCHOLOGY & INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.224-231
  • Keywords: thoracoscopy, pleura, pleural carcinoma, talc, pleurodesis, side effects
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The use of medical thoracoscopy (MT) for the diagnosis and/or palliative treatment of pleural effusions is expected to become more widespread in the coming years. The aims of the present study were to establish the safety ofMT in a group of patients at high risk for complications and to determine the factors that affect the development of complications.