The value and complications of percutaneous transthoracic lung aspiration for the etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia
JAG Scott, AJ Hall - Chest, 1999 - journal.chestnet.org
Materials and Methods Pertinent studies were identified by a search of the National Library
of Medicine MEDLINE database examining all fields for the phrases “lung aspiration,”“lung
puncture,”“lung suction,” and “lung tap,” and extending retrospectively through secondary,
tertiary, and quaternary citations. At the outset, a distinction was drawn between lung
aspiration, in which a small, fine-gauge needle is used to diagnose pneumonia, and needle
biopsy, in which a longer, thicker needle is used to diagnose malignant or inflammatory focal …
of Medicine MEDLINE database examining all fields for the phrases “lung aspiration,”“lung
puncture,”“lung suction,” and “lung tap,” and extending retrospectively through secondary,
tertiary, and quaternary citations. At the outset, a distinction was drawn between lung
aspiration, in which a small, fine-gauge needle is used to diagnose pneumonia, and needle
biopsy, in which a longer, thicker needle is used to diagnose malignant or inflammatory focal …