Veres Needle in the Pleural Space
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 76 (11) , 1383-1384
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198311000-00014
Abstract
The Veres needle is designed to allow entry into body cavities without trauma to underlying organs. Its major use has been in the induction of a pneumoperitoneum for peritoneoscopy. An initial successful evaluation of its use was in the pleural space of dogs. A subsequent analysis of complications in 69 thoracenteses using the Veres needle and 152 thoracenteses using a conventional needle favored the Veres needle (P = .05). We believe that the Veres needle is a safe and technically superior instrument for thoracentesis and that it deserves further application and study.Keywords
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