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Clinical importance of surgical emphysema post-local anesthetic thoracoscopy: A multi-center review of practice
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumbria Way, Cramlington NE23 6NZ, UK
2 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering, UK
3 Respiratory Department, University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, UK
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Avinash Aujayeb
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumbria Way, Cramlington NE23 6NZ,
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Article ID: 101522Z01SM2025
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Misra S, Waller L, Kiran S, Haris M, Reddy R, Dhary Y, Oakden V, Turnbull E, Aujayeb A. Clinical importance of surgical emphysema post-local anesthetic thoracoscopy: A multi-center review of practice. Int J Case Rep Images 2025;16(2):53–57.ABSTRACT
Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy is a crucial intervention in the diagnosis and management of an unexplained exudative pleural effusion and increasingly performed as a day case procedure. Indwelling pleural catheters or large bore drains are usually inserted at the end of the procedure. Surgical emphysema post-local anesthetic thoracoscopy is common and benign in the absence of visceral air leaks. Concurrent surgical drains at the time of day case thoracoscopy with indwelling pleural catheter are not required.
Keywords: Indwelling pleural catheter, Large bore drain, Local anesthetic thoracoscopy, Surgical emphysema
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Author Contributions
Suvojit Misra - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Laura Waller - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sidra Kiran - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mohamed Haris - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Raja Reddy - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Yaman Dhary - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Victoria Oakden - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Elizabeth Turnbull - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Avinash Aujayeb - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementNo consent was required due to the retrospective anonymized nature of this project.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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