Early detection of delayed pneumothorax using lung ultrasound after transthoracic needle lung biopsy: A prospective pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Delayed pneumothorax can cause an emergency room visit and be life-threatening in case of tension pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy. We hypothesized that most delayed pneumothoraces are diagnosed by later enlargement of occult pneumothorax due to the low diagnostic accuracy of a chest X-ray. Lung ultrasound is a highly accurate tool for detection of pneumothorax. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for prediction of delayed pneumothorax on chest X-ray.

Methods

This prospective pilot study was performed between April 2020 and July 2020 in Chungnam National University Hospital. The participants underwent chest X-rays and lung ultrasound before, immediately after, and 3 h after transthoracic needle biopsy, resp

SUBMITTER: Koh JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366587 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature