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Nour Moursi Ahmed S, Saka H, Mohammadien HA, et al. Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy. Adv Med. 2016;2016:3794791doi: 10.1155/2016/3794791.
Nour Moursi Ahmed, S., Saka, H., Mohammadien, H. A., Alkady, O., Oki, M., Tanikawa, Y., Tsuboi, R., Aoyama, M., & Sugiyama, K. (2016). Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy. Advances in medicine, 20163794791. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3794791
Nour Moursi Ahmed, Shimaa, et al. "Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy." Advances in medicine vol. 2016 (2016): 3794791. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3794791
Nour Moursi Ahmed S, Saka H, Mohammadien HA, Alkady O, Oki M, Tanikawa Y, Tsuboi R, Aoyama M, Sugiyama K. Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy. Adv Med. 2016;2016:3794791. doi: 10.1155/2016/3794791. Epub 2016 Jun 19. PMID: 27413774; PMCID: PMC4930797.
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Adv Med. 2016;2016:3794791. doi: 10.1155/2016/3794791. Epub 2016 Jun 19.

Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy.

Advances in medicine

Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed, Hideo Saka, Hamdy Ali Mohammadien, Ola Alkady, Masahide Oki, Yoshimasa Tanikawa, Rie Tsuboi, Masahiro Aoyama, Keiji Sugiyama

Affiliations

  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sohag University Hospital, Nasr City Street, Sohag 82524, Egypt.
  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan.
  3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sohag University Hospital, Nasr City Street, Sohag 82524, Egypt.
  4. Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, 500-1 Ibohara Josuicho, Toyota-Shi 470-0396, Japan.

PMID: 27413774 PMCID: PMC4930797 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3794791

Abstract

Objectives. To highlight the possible complications of medical thoracoscopy (MT) and how to avoid them. Methods. A retrospective and prospective analysis of 127 patients undergoing MT in Nagoya Medical Center (NMC) and Toyota Kosei Hospital. The data about complications was obtained from the patients, notes on the computer system, and radiographs. Results. The median age was 71.0 (range, 33.0-92.0) years and 101 (79.5%) were males. The median time with chest drain after procedure was 7.0 (range, 0.0-47.0) days and cases with talc poudrage were 30 (23.6%). Malignant histology was reported in 69 (54.3%), including primary lung cancer in 35 (27.5), mesothelioma in 18 (14.2), and metastasis in 16 (12.6). 58 (45.7%) revealed benign pleural diseases and TB was diagnosed in 15 (11.8%). 21 (16.5%) patients suffered from complications including lung laceration in 3 (2.4%), fever in 5 (3.9%) (due to hospital acquired infection (HAI) in 2, talc poudrage in 2, and malignancy in 1), HAI in 2 (1.6%), prolonged air-leak in 14 (11.0%), and subcutaneous emphysema in 1 (0.8%). Conclusions. MT is generally a safe procedure. Lung laceration is the most serious complication and should be managed well. HAI is of low risk and can be controlled by medical treatment.

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