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Revision as of 10:07, 22 July 2011
Indications
Insert
Contraindications
Insert
Equipment Needed
- Labs
- Protein, glucose, LDH, gram stain, culture, cell count, amylase, pH, TB, fungal, cytology
Procedure
Insert
Complications
- pneumothorax
- cough (9%)
- unilateral pulmonary edema
- reexpansion hypotension
- transient hypoxia from V-Q mismatch
- hemothorax
- infection (2%)
- hemoperitoneum
See Also
Source
Robert and Hedges, p.145 (130-147)