ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy for Pleural Effusion-A Narrative Review.
Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06946498 (Local Anesthesia Thoracoscopy as a First Line Approach in the Diagnosis of Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusion), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Local Anesthesia Thoracoscopy as a First Line Approach in the Diagnosis of Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusion: FLAT Trial.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Qualitative insights into patient and carer perspectives of malignant pleural effusion management: an embedded study within the TACTIC trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Article
- A Diagnostic Approach to Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.Pulmonary therapy · 2025Article
- IgG4-related pleuritis diagnosed by local anesthesia thoracoscopy; a case report and literature review.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2025Article
- Diagnosis of Pleural Mesothelioma: Is Everything Solved at the Present Time?Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Review
- Use of medical thoracoscopy in managing pleural malignancy.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2024Article
- Single-centre observational study of the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia for the management of thoracic infections.BMC research notes · 2024Observational
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
The incidence of pleural disease is increasing, and interventions are crucial in this subspecialist area of respiratory medicine. One of the cornerstones of pleural effusion investigation and management is medical, which is also known as local anaesthetic thoracoscopy. This allows fluid drainage, biopsy for diagnosis and preventative measures for further fluid potential build-up. This article summarises the evidence around this procedure through a narrative review of the available evidence.
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