TissueDB/Tissues/Pleural Effusion

Pleural effusion is an abnormal collection of fluid in the pleural space between the visceral and parietal pleura; in simulation it is the drainable fluid a trainee removes during thoracentesis.

Materials

Material	Visual	Tactile	Simulator	Notes
Intravenous fluid in an air-filled bag	-	-	Multipurpose Thoracic Simulator (Carter)	An intravenous-fluid bag made taut with injected air gives an air–fluid level; the trainee drains the fluid as the simulated effusion by Seldinger technique (Carter et al. 2010).^[1]

Empyema — infected pleural effusion
Blood — haemothorax (blood in the pleural space)

References

↑ Carter YM, Wilson BM, Hall E, Marshall MB. Multipurpose simulator for technical skill development in thoracic surgery. J Surg Res 2010;163(2):186–191. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.051. PMID 20691997.

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Keywords	pleural effusion, pleural fluid, thoracentesis, pleural space, simulated fluid, effusion
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[carter2010-1] Carter YM, Wilson BM, Hall E, Marshall MB. Multipurpose simulator for technical skill development in thoracic surgery. J Surg Res 2010;163(2):186–191. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.051. PMID 20691997.

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