CT-guided Lung Biopsy: Effect of Biopsy-side Down Position on Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement

Orla Drumm, Eimear Joyce, Catherine de Blacam, Tom Gleeson, John Kavanagh, Eoghan McCarthy, Rónán McDermott, Peter Beddy

Radiology · 2019 · 86 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

= .02, OR = 1.0 [95% CI: 0.9, 1.0]) were independent risk factors for developing pneumothorax. Conclusion Positioning a patient biopsy side down for percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy reduced the incidence of pneumothorax compared with the supine or prone position. © RSNA, 2019.

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