2019
Physician Practice Patterns for Performing Thoracentesis in Patients Taking Anticoagulant Medications
DeBiasi EM, Murphy TE, Araujo KLB, Pisani MA, Puchalski JT. Physician Practice Patterns for Performing Thoracentesis in Patients Taking Anticoagulant Medications. Journal Of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2019, 27: 42-49. PMID: 31436608, PMCID: PMC6923589, DOI: 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPractice patternsDirect oral anticoagulant useLow molecular weight heparinSafety of thoracentesisHigh bleeding riskOral anticoagulant useDirect oral anticoagulantsMolecular weight heparinAmerican Thoracic SocietyPhysician practice patternsPractices of physiciansAcademic medical centerAntiplatelet medicationsBleeding riskOral anticoagulantsAnticoagulant medicationAnticoagulant useEmail distribution listsProphylactic dosesWeight heparinThoracic SocietyGeneral pulmonologistsMedical CenterInterventional pulmonologistsThoracentesis
2016
Thoracentesis
DeBiasi E, Puchalski J. Thoracentesis. PLEURA 2016, 3 DOI: 10.1177/2373997516646554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPleural effusionSymptom reliefSafety of thoracentesisBilateral pleural effusionSignificant symptom reliefHigh-risk individualsRange of patientsHigh morbidityProcedural teamProcedural safetyPhysiologic basisThoracentesisUse of ultrasoundPhysiologic parametersEffusionRecent advancesReliefSafetyDyspneaMorbidityPatientsMortalitySleep