INTERCOSTAL ARTERY LACERATION DURING THORACOCENTESIS - INCREASED RISK IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

被引：62

作者：

CARNEY, M ^{[1
]}

RAVIN, CE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520

来源：

CHEST | 1979年 / 75卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1378/chest.75.4.520

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Two cases of intercostal artery laceration following thoracocentesis are reported. Subsequent analysis of 29 thoracic aortograms demonstrated a definite trend toward increasing tortuosity of the intercostal arteries with advancing age. Consequently, the amount of space available for safe insertion of the thoracocentesis needle tends to decrease with advancing age. As a result, elderly patients are more prone to intercostal artery laceration during thoracocentesis, and careful attention must be paid to the proper technique for performing this examination in such patients.

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页码：520 / 522

页数：3