CTT and THORACENTESIS
CTT and THORACENTESIS
CTT and THORACENTESIS
NCMB312 (RLE)
BSN 3-Y1-16 | 1ST SEM (23-24)(OLFU-VAL)
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THORACENTESIS AND CLOSED THORACOSTOMY TUBE
NCMB312 (RLE)
BSN 3-Y1-16 | 1ST SEM (23-24)(OLFU-VAL)
INDICATIONS
NURSING CARE
- Pleural effusion which needs
diagnostic work-up - Sign a consent
- Symptomatic treatment of a large - Mild pain on the site where the needle
pleural effusion was pricked
- Procedure takes only few minutes,
CONTRAINDICATIONS depending primarily on the time it
- Uncooperative patient takes for fluid to drain from the pleural
- Uncorrected bleeding diathesis cavity.
- Chest wall cellulitis at the site of - Inform the client not to cough while the
puncture needle is inserted in order to avoid
- If my infection puncturing the lung
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THORACENTESIS AND CLOSED THORACOSTOMY TUBE
NCMB312 (RLE)
BSN 3-Y1-16 | 1ST SEM (23-24)(OLFU-VAL)