Practicals · Palliative Medicine · Procedures and Interventional Techniques
Pleurocentesis (pleural tap / thoracocentesis)
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- thoracocentesis, pleural tap
Videos and resources
- VideoThoracentesis2:51
- VideoThoracentesis Medical Animation1:10
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Abdominal paracentesis, pleurocentesis, pericadiocentesis, Intercostal drains” ( NMC curriculum, page 38)
“Abdominal paracentesis, pleurocentesis, pericadiocentesis, Intercostal drains” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 57)