The Usefulness of Intensivist-Performed Bedside Drainage of Pleural Effusion via Ultrasound-Guided Pigtail Catheter.
10.4266/kjccm.2014.29.3.177
- Author:
Joo Won MIN
1
;
Joon Young OHM
;
Byung Seok SHIN
;
Jun Wan LEE
;
Sang Il PARK
;
Seok Hwa YOON
;
Yong Sup SHIN
;
Dong Il PARK
;
Chaeuk CHUNG
;
Jae Young MOON
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
drainage;
pleural effusion;
ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Arterial Pressure;
Catheters*;
Drainage*;
Empyema;
Hematoma;
Hemothorax;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Oxygen;
Pleural Effusion*;
Pneumothorax;
Population Density;
Research Design;
Respiration, Artificial;
Ultrasonography
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2014;29(3):177-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: There has been little data reporting the usefulness of intensivist-performed bedside drainage of pleural effusion via ultrasound (US)-guided pigtail catheter. The objective of this study is to clarify the usefulness and safety of these methods in comparison with radiologist-performed procedures. METHODS: Data of patients with pleural effusion treated with US-guided pigtail catheter drainage were analyzed. All procedures were performed from September 2012 to September. 2013 by a well-trained intensivist or radiologist. RESULTS: Pleural effusion was drained in 25 patients in 33 sessions. A radiologist performed 21 sessions, and an intensivist performed 12 sessions. Procedures during mechanical ventilation were performed in 15 (71.4%) patients by a radiologist and in 10 (83.3%) by an intensivist (p = 0.678). The success rate was not significantly different in radiologist- and intensivist-performed procedures, 95.2% (20/21) and 83.3% (10/12), respectively (p = 0.538). The average duration for procedures (including in-hospital transfer) was longer in radiologist-performed cases (p = 0.001). Although the results are limited because of the small population size, aggravation of oxygenation, CO2 retention, and decrease of mean arterial blood pressure were not statistically different in the groups. Pigtail-associated complications including hemothorax, pneumothorax, hepatic perforation, empyema, kink in the catheter, and subcutaneous hematoma were not found. CONCLUSIONS: Intensivist-performed bedside drainage of pleural effusion via ultrasound (US)-guided pigtail catheter is useful and safe and may be recommended in some patients in an intensive care unit.
