"Thoracentesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Aspiration of fluid or air from the THORACIC CAVITY. It is coupled sometimes with the administration of drugs into the PLEURAL CAVITY.
Descriptor ID |
D000069258
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MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998.329.810 E02.800.550.810 E04.665.600.810 E05.200.998.329.810
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Concept/Terms |
Thoracentesis- Thoracentesis
- Thoracenteses
- Pleural Aspiration
- Aspiration, Pleural
- Aspirations, Pleural
- Pleural Aspirations
- Chest Aspiration
- Aspiration, Chest
- Aspirations, Chest
- Chest Aspirations
- Thoracocentesis
- Thoracocenteses
- Pleurocentesis
- Pleurocenteses
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Touray S, Sood RN, Lindstrom D, Holdorf J, Ahmad S, Knox DB, Sosa AF. Risk Stratification in Patients with Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema Using the RAPID Score. Lung. 2018 10; 196(5):623-629.