Aujayeb Avinash, Astoul Philippe
Respiratory Department, Northumbria Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases and Interventional Pulmonology, North Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Breathe (Sheff). 2024 Jun 11;20(2):230174. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0174-2023. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Local anaesthetic "medical" thoracoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of a unilateral pleural effusion. It is performed under conscious sedation and has a high diagnostic yield. Clinical experience has demonstrated that thoracoscopy is a safe procedure. This article is an expert review of various aspects of the procedures from two experienced practitioners and we suggest areas for potential future research.
局部麻醉“医疗性”胸腔镜检查是诊断和处理单侧胸腔积液的一项重要工具。它在清醒镇静状态下进行，诊断阳性率高。临床经验表明胸腔镜检查是一种安全的操作。本文是两位经验丰富的从业者对该操作各方面的专家综述，我们还提出了未来可能的研究方向。
