PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Clare Hooper
AU  - Nick Maskell
TI  - British Thoracic Society national pleural procedures audit 2010
AID  - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200077
DP  - 2011 Jul 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 636--637
VI  - 66
IP  - 7
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/66/7/636.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/66/7/636.full
SO  - Thorax2011 Jul 01; 66
AB  - In this report, we detail the results of the 2010 BTS national pleural procedures audit, to which 58 hospitals covering a collective population of more than 20 million patients contributed data regarding local pleural procedure practice and training policies and the process and complications associated with a total of 824 chest drain insertions. The results highlight a promising increase in the use of real time ultrasound guidance for pleural procedures but also deficiencies in pre-procedure consent practice and a significant rate of avoidable minor complications such as drain fall-out and procedure related pain. Action points for improvement to local pleural procedure practice are suggested.