Sentences with word «thoracocentesis»

Pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs) may require thoracocentesis, which is the insertion or a small needle in order to drain some of the fluid.

Supplies for thoracocentesis can be sterilized and preassembled to save time in an emergency.

Suggested supplies include suction catheters, internal and / or pediatric defibrillator paddles, conducting gel, intravenous pressure administration bags, chest tubes, and sterile thoracocentesis packs consisting of a butterfly catheter, a three - way stopcock, and a 60 - mL syringe.

If there is fluid building up around your pet's lungs, your veterinarian may need to withdraw some of the fluid with a needle in a procedure called thoracocentesis.

The St. Louis Animal Emergency Clinic staff is trained to perform a variety of diagnostic procedures including measurement of intraocular pressure, diagnostic thoracocentesis, diagnostic abdominocentesis, blood pressure assessment, laboratory blood analysis, urinalysis, electocardiograms, X-rays, barium studies, central venous pressure monitoring, cystourethorgram, as well as many other procedures.

Some patients will require immediate thoracocentesis (a chest «tap») to remove any fluid that has accumulated in the chest cavity.

Sedation and local anesthesia is often required for patients undergoing thoracocentesis or pericardiocentesis.

The only immediate treatment for this is thoracocentesis, but there is always a chance that it will come back.

Collection of tissue samples is facilitated by ultrasound guided techniques as well as fluid collection from body cavities (abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis and pericardiocentesis).

The patient with thoracic effusion: presentation and first aid, clinical assessment, oxygen therapy, thoracocentesis and thoracic drainage Gary W. Ellison DVM, MS, Dipl ACVS, Florida, USA