What is thoracentesis?
lungs have a special lining of double tissue called pleura on the outside, and sometimes there may be liquid or air between the two layers of tissue. These conditions are known as pleural discharge or pneumothorax, and may occur in many different circumstances and put pressure on the lungs. When they happen, doctors can perform a procedure called thoracentesis, where they remove part of the liquid or let air come out, inserting the needle between the pleural layers. Liquids can be removed to create greater comfort, but can also be taken as samples to determine what causes the accumulation of fluids.
As someone could guess, placing the needles in the pulmonary exterior is a dramatic business and is often shown in medical TV shows as simply stuck needles into the chest. This is usually performed by tooracentesis. It is often a slow and nuanced procedure that can first determine a certain scan to determine exactly where the needle should be inserted. Things like X -ray or ULTrain, it can determine that the needle actually reaches the area of fluid or pockets of air. It is not a procedure for doctors who want to repeat on the same patient, unless it is necessary because it creates a risk for infection, further air gets into the lungs, reduces the amount of proteins in the blood or chest bleeding.
The area in which the needle can be inserted depends on the area of pleural effusion or pneumothorax. Usually the procedure takes place under the armpit, instead of the upper chest and the needle is inserted between two ribs. Patients may or may not be conscious.
In the emergency environment, people are usually conscious, but for the planned toraracentesis, conscious sedation could be used because the procedure works best if people do not move and panic. Sometimes, however, only local anesthesia is used. The procedure is usually not performed if there is an active skin infection because there is too much noticeMen risk of transmission of this infection to the lungs.
When doctors use the toaryracent to analyze fluid, they tend to look at the appearance of the fluid and then can send it to the laboratory for analysis. They can look for the presence of infectious substances, cancer or other diseases. The appearance of fluids may indicate the cause of pleural exhausts. Water fluids are called transudates and may be the result of a blood clot, heart failure or kidney problems and thick liquid (exudates) may indicate pneumonia, swelling around the heart, some forms of cancer and other conditions. Sometimes blood liquid is sampled, which may indicate chest trauma or cancer.
Sometimes the primary purpose is to test or examine fluid, but to remove enough to reduce it sufficiently to reduce the pressure on the lungs. This may or may not be a long-terminal solution to the problem. If the basic condition causes the fluid to accumulate in the pleural space is not solved, it is likely that the liquid znOvu builds.