Should you check pleural manometry during thoracentesis?
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(image: Cardinal Health) Should you routinely check pleural pressures with bedside manometry during thoracentesis? David Feller-Kopman of Johns Hopkins says, of course: it's zero risk, zero cost, only seconds of extra time, and provides potentially useful clinical information. Specifically, one can identify people with "entrapped lung" and "trapped lung":
Should you check pleural manometry during thoracentesis?
Should you check pleural manometry during…
Should you check pleural manometry during thoracentesis?
(image: Cardinal Health) Should you routinely check pleural pressures with bedside manometry during thoracentesis? David Feller-Kopman of Johns Hopkins says, of course: it's zero risk, zero cost, only seconds of extra time, and provides potentially useful clinical information. Specifically, one can identify people with "entrapped lung" and "trapped lung":