Determination of Pneumothorax Post Lung Biopsy

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Pneumothorax

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02840032

1606M88672

Details and patient eligibility

About

Bedside ultrasonography for detection of pneumothorax after transbronchial lung biopsies in lung transplant patients

Full description

The patients who undergo transbronchial forceps lung biopsies get a routine CXR after the biopsies are performed. The reason for CXR is to find out if pneumothorax occurred or not. CXR is required patient transportation and interpretation by the radiologist as well as time consuming. Instead, we are planning to perform bedside ultrasound to determine if pneumothorax occurred or not

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any lung transplant patient who undergoes to bronchoscopic lung biopsy

Exclusion criteria

• Patients develop respiratory failure during the procedure