{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Resident physician training in bedside pleural procedures: A one-year experience at a teaching hospital.
{Author}: Gomes da Silva DA;D'Ambrosio PD;Minamoto FEN;Pessoa BML;Rocha Junior E;Lauricella LL;Terra RM;Pêgo-Fernandes PM;Mariani AW;
{Journal}: Clinics (Sao Paulo)
{Volume}: 79
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Jun 3
{Factor}: 2.898
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100399
{Abstract}: This study aims to quantify bedside pleural procedures performed at a quaternary teaching hospital describing technical and epidemiological aspects.<BR>The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients who underwent invasive thoracic bedside procedures between March 2022 and February 2023.<BR>463 chest tube insertions and 200 thoracenteses were performed during the study period. Most procedures were conducted by 1st-year Thoracic Surgery residents, with Ultrasound Guidance (USG). There was a notable preference for small-bore pigtail catheters, with a low rate of immediate complications.<BR>Bedside thoracic procedures are commonly performed in current medical practice and are significant in surgical resident training. The utilization of pigtail catheters and point-of-care ultrasonography by surgical residents in pleural procedures is increasingly prevalent and demonstrates high safety.