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ArticleJournal of medical radiation sciences2019

Short-duration post CT-guided thoracic biopsy monitoring- clinical experience with 440 patients.

George Asafu Adjaye Frimpong, Evans Aboagye, Pierre Amankwah, Nana E Coleman, Nakao K Abaidoo

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Article in Journal of medical radiation sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

George Asafu Adjaye FrimpongDepartment of Radiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-0289
Evans AboagyeSpectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Pierre AmankwahSpectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Nana E ColemanSpectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Nakao K AbaidooDepartment of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kumasi Technical University · GHKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWith several studies recording a higher percentage of complications in the first hour of post-biopsy, this study sought to evaluate the safety in the reduction in post-biopsy patient monitoring time after computed tomography (CT)-guided thoracic biopsies, providing a basis for further research. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective study involving patients who were referred to our centre for CT-guided thoracic biopsies from January 2010 to December 2017. Patients who presented with no complications immediately after the post-biopsy CT scan were given 30 min of post-biopsy care after which they were discharged, and given a hot line to call in case of any complication. There was also a follow-up call by a nurse after 24 h to inquire about any complication and general condition of the patients.

resultsA total of 440 core needle thoracic biopsies were performed within the period of the study. The most common thoracic region indicated for biopsy was mediastinal (n = 240, 54.5%), followed by lung (n = 185, 42.0%). Complications were recorded at a rate of 6.4% (n = 28), with 4.1% (n = 18) been pneumothorax and pulmonary haemorrhage and haemoptysis accounting for 2.3% (n = 10). No relevant complications were recorded in patients who presented with no complications immediately after the post-biopsy CT scan (n = 374, 85%).

conclusionsFindings from this initial study have shown that thirty minutes of post-biopsy care could be sufficient for patients present with no complications immediately after a post-procedural scan in CT-guided thoracic biopsies; providing a basis for similar algorithms to be explored in a randomised control study to substantiate the observation.

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