2013
The Safety of Thoracentesis in Patients with Uncorrected Bleeding Risk
Puchalski JT, Argento AC, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. The Safety of Thoracentesis in Patients with Uncorrected Bleeding Risk. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2013, 10: 336-341. PMID: 23952852, PMCID: PMC3960907, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201210-088oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBlood Coagulation DisordersClopidogrelCohort StudiesDrainageFemaleHepatic InsufficiencyHumansInternational Normalized RatioMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPleural EffusionPostoperative HemorrhageProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsThrombocytopeniaTiclopidineWarfarinConceptsBleeding riskHematocrit levelsProspective observational cohort studySafety of thoracentesisWithholding of medicationsObservational cohort studyPotential bleeding riskElevated INRCohort studyRenal diseaseCommon etiologyPleural effusionRisk factorsObservational studyPatientsThoracentesisMedicationsHemothoraxTransfusionSignificant differencesRiskDiseasePhysiological factorsPhysiological parametersSafety
2012
Etiologies of bilateral pleural effusions
Puchalski JT, Argento AC, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Oliva IB, Rubinowitz AN, Pisani MA. Etiologies of bilateral pleural effusions. Respiratory Medicine 2012, 107: 284-291. PMID: 23219348, PMCID: PMC5421548, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of pneumothoraxBilateral thoracentesisExudative effusionsMalignant effusionsMultiple etiologiesCombination of etiologiesCommon single etiologyBilateral pleural effusionOutcomes of patientsOverall complication rateChest tube drainageProspective cohort studyCongestive heart failurePleural fluid characteristicsPleural fluid formationAcademic medical centerBilateral effusionsMore etiologiesMost effusionsCohort studyComplication rateTube drainageBilateral proceduresConsecutive patientsHeart failure