Outpatient pleuroscopy: Report of an experience in a referral hospital (original) (raw)

Pneumologia, 2016

Abstract

Pleuroscopy is a safe diagnostic procedure for evaluation of pleural diseases, with minimum complications. This procedure has been recently conducted on outpatient basis. Results support its safety, especially in busy referral hospitals. We aimed to report our experience on performing outpatient pleuroscopy at Masih Daneshvari hospital; Tehran, Iran. All eligible patients referred to Masih Daneshvari Hospital for pleuroscopy between May 2015 and May 2016 were enrolled. Air evacuation was conducted in operating room though a thin Nelaton catheter attached to low pressure suction. Compression dressing using Vaseline gauze was done after air leak terminated. Patients were discharged if first chest x-ray was negative for pneumothorax and were advised to stay in touch and return 12 hours later for second chest radiograph. Baseline characteristics, radiographic and pathologic reports were reviewed. Outpatient pleuroscopy was conducted on 10 patients. Average procedure time was 22±9 minute...

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