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, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.224-231, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/lbr.0b013e31829ebdbb
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BRONCHOLOGY & INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.224-231
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: thoracoscopy, pleura, pleural carcinoma, talc, pleurodesis, side effects
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.